Basic Recording
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Before you start recording
•Attach a power source (p. 13).
•Load a cassette (p. 15).
•Remove the lens cap and fasten the shoulder pad (p. 17).
•Adjust the viewfinder (p. 10).
•Choose your grip — side or top (p. 65).
You may also want to install the backup battery (p. 63) in order to set the date and time display (p. 22).
To record
1.Turn the POWER dial to [p.
•This selects the camera’s Easy Recording program. It allows you to simply point and shoot without making any manual adjustments (see pp.
•The camera power indicator lights up red and PAUSE appears in the viewfinder — the camera is now in “record pause mode”.
•The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for more than about five minutes. To return to record pause mode, press and hold the STANDBY button for a few moments, or set the POWER dial to OFF and then back to a recording program.
2.Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
•There are two start/stop buttons, to give you control from both gripping positions.
•The tally lamps flash rapidly and REC appears in the viewfinder.
3.Press the start/stop button again to pause recording.
•The camera returns to record pause mode and PAUSE reappears in the viewfinder.
•You can stop and restart recording as often as you like by pressing the start/stop button.
Using the STANDBY button
As long as the POWER dial is set to a recording program, you can use the STANDBY button to turn the camera on and off. This makes it easy to save battery power, and prevents accidental operation of the start/stop button.
Press and hold the STANDBY button for a few moments to enter/leave standby mode. When the camera enters standby mode, ENTERING POWER STANDBY is shown in the viewfinder.
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