LCD Video Light
You can use the brightness of the LCD screen (LCD video light) to record in completely dark places. For a brighter picture, we recommend keeping a distance of about 20 cm - 60 cm (8 in. - 2 ft.) from the subject and/or using the [
NIGHT] recording program.
switch: 
1Turn on the LCD video light.
FUNC.
[
LCD LIGHT OFF] 
[
LCD LIGHT ON] 
Press 
FUNC.
2Rotate the LCD panel toward the lens and point it in the direction of the subject.
3 Press VIEWFINDER to turn on the viewfinder.
Use the viewfinder to continue recording.
TO TURN OFF THE L D VIDEO LIGHT
1 Using the viewfinder, repeat step 1
above, selecting [
LCD LIGHT OFF] instead.
Closing the LCD panel will also turn off the LCD video light.
2 Press VIEWFINDER to turn off the viewfinder’s display.
Self Timer
switch: 
1Activate the self timer.
FUNC. 
[ 
MENU] 
[
CAMERA SETUP] 
[SELF TIMER] 
[ 
ON 
]
2Press FUNC. to close the menu. 
appears.
3 Press Start/Stop to start recording.
The camcorder starts recording after
a
NOTES
Once the countdown has begun, you can press Start/Stop again or turn off the camcorder to cancel the self timer.
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
•Reflective surfaces
•Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines
•Fast moving subjects
•Through wet windows
•Night scenes
switch: 
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
Mode switch: 
32 • Video