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●Display when recording an image of yourself

When recording with the LCD screen facing the same dir ection as the
lens, the operating status will appear: The battery remaining level will
appear only when the remaining level is very low, and the display will
blink.
The following operating status indi cator will light or blink to give
warning message to user. The message can be checked when returning
the LCD monitor 180º to the original status from the status in which the
LCD screen was fa cing the same direction as the lens.
No warning/message (see page 52) will appear when recording with the LCD screen facing the same
direction as the lens.
Instead, the following screen display symbols will blink to inform you of the operation status of
DVD video camera/recorder.
When the LCD monitor is turned 180º from the position with the LCD scre en facing the same
direction as the lens, the warning/message can be checked.

●Interpreting sy mbols on LCD screen when recording with the screen

facing the same direction as the lens:

Note:
•If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, the LCD screen will display a mirror image (left and
right reversed).
•If the LCD screen is set facing the same direction as the lens, you can also view subject image in the viewfinder.
•Although you can switch to the manual focus, exposure and on-screen display modes e ven during recording with
LCD screen facing the same direction as lens, they will not appear on the screen .
•When the LCD monitor is opened and turned 180º with the Program AE set to Low Light , the monitor screen will
light white (see page 87).
Screen
display
symbol Description
Q•A write-protected disc is loaded.
•A locked card is loaded.
•An unusable card is loaded.
N•An attempt to record a still is being made with a DVD-R disc
used.
•An unusable disc is loaded.
k•During recording (lights in red).
•The remaining capacity o n disc is approaching the limit 0 (blinks
in red).
l
•During recording pause (lights in green).
•During focus lock (lights in purple).
•The remaining capacity on disc or card i s approachin g the limit 0
(blinks in red).
•There is no remaining capacity on disc or card (blinks in green).
•An attempt to record a copy-gu ar de d imag e is bein g mad e
(blinks in green).
Operating status/
warning message
Battery remaining
level