Introduction

Tape operation

Note that some playback and search modes are only available when using the wireless controller.

 

Record,

Record pause,

 

 

Stop,

 

 

Eject,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast forward,

Rewind,

 

Playback,

Playback pause,

 

 

 

Reverse playback pause,

 

x1

Playback (normal speed),

 

 

x1 Reverse playback (normal speed),

x2

Playback (double speed),

 

 

x2 Reverse playback (double speed),

 

 

 

Fast forward playback,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rewind playback,

 

 

 

 

 

Slow playback,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow reverse playback,

 

 

 

 

 

Frame advance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frame reverse,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date search (

 

 

38),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Zero set memory (

 

 

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Remaining tape

Indicates the remaining time of the tape in minutes.

moves during recording. When the tape reaches its end, the display changes to “ END”.

When the time left is less than 15 seconds, the remaining tape time may not appear.

Depending on the type of tape, the remaining time displayed may not be correct. In any case, you will be able to record on the tape the number of minutes that appears on the cassette’s label (for example, 85 minutes).

Remaining battery charge

When starts flashing in red replace the battery pack with a fully charged one.

When you attach an empty battery pack, the power may turn off without displaying the icon.

Depending on the conditions under which the camcorder and the battery pack are used, the actual battery charge may not be indicated accurately.

Recording reminder

The camcorder counts from 1 to 10 seconds when you start recording. This is helpful to avoid scenes that are too short.

Number of still images available on the memory card

flashing in red: No card

in green: 6 or more images

in yellow: 1 to 5 images

in red: No more images can be recorded

When viewing the still images, the display will always be in green.

Depending on the recording conditions, the number of available still images displayed may not decrease even after a recording has been made, or may decrease by 2 still images at once.

Card Access Display

is displayed next to the number of images available while the camcorder is writing on the memory card.

Image number

The image number indicates the name and location of the file on the memory card. For example, the file name of image 101-0107 is “IMG_0107.JPG”, stored under the folder “DCIM\101CANON”.

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