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1Camera Sensor

Be careful not to cover this area, a sensor necessary for shooting is built-in here.

2 Grip Strap ....................................................	pg. 8
3 Tally Lamp ...........................................	pg. 11, 23
4 Stop Button [5] .........................................	pg. 13
5 Rewind Button [2] ..................................	pg. 13
6 Play/Pause Button [4/6] ...........................	pg. 13
7 Fast-Forward Button [3] .........................	pg. 13
8 NIGHT Button ............................................	pg. 16
9 BACKLIGHT Button ...................................	pg. 19
0 Digital Video Connector [DV] (i.Link*) ...	pg. 27, 28

*i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry

specification and extensions thereof. The logo is used for products compliant with the i.Link standard.

! Battery Pack Mount .....................................		pg. 7
@ DC Input Connector ....................................		pg. 7
# • MENU Wheel [+, –] .................................		pg. 21
• Speaker Volume Control [VOLUME] ........		pg. 13
$ Snapshot Button [SNAPSHOT] .................		pg. 18
% Power Zoom Lever [T/W] ...........................		pg. 12
^ • FOCUS Button ........................................		pg. 19
• BLANK SEARCH Button .........................		pg. 14
& Audio/Video Output Connector [AV] ....	pg. 15, 26
* S-Video Output...........................................Connector	pg. 15, 26
[S-VIDEO]
( Diopter Adjustment Control .........................		pg. 8
) Recording Start/Stop Button .....................		pg. 11
q Shoulder Strap Eyelets ................................		pg. 9
w POWER/CHARGE Lamp ................	pg. 7, 11, 12
e Lock Button ...............................................		pg. 12
r Power Switch		pg. 12
[ , , PLAY, OFF (CHARGE)] ..............
t Monitor Open Button .................................		pg. 11
y Stud Hole ....................................................		pg. 9
u Tripod Mounting Socket ...............................		pg. 9
i Battery Release Button [BATT. RELEASE] .....		pg. 7
o OPEN/EJECT Switch ..................................		pg. 9

The connector * is located beneath a cover.

1Appears when the Power Switch is set to “”

.................................................................. pg. 12

2 •	: Appears when Night-Alive is engaged
	.....................................................	pg. 16
•	: Appears when “GAIN UP” is set to “AUTO”
	and the shutter speed is being	pg. 22
	automatically adjusted ..................	pg. 22

3Appears when the white balance is adjusted

.................................................................. pg. 20

4• “” : Appears when the exposure is adjusted

..................................................... pg. 19

•		: Appears when backlight compensation is
		..............................................used	pg. 19

5Displays the selected Program AE with special

effects ........................................................	pg. 16
6 Appears when the iris is locked .................	pg. 20

7• SOUND : Displays the sound mode for approx. 5 seconds after turning on the

camcorder ..............................	pg. 21
• BRIGHT : Displays the brightness of the	pg. 11
LCD monitor ...........................	pg. 11

8Appears when Digital Image Stabilizer (“DIS”) is

engaged ....................................................

pg. 22

9Approximate zoom ratio: Appears during zooming

.................................................................. pg. 12

0Appears during zooming

Zoom level indicator ............................	pg. 12
! Displays the selected Fade/Wipe effect ....	pg. 17

@Appears when in the Squeeze or Cinema mode

.................................................................. pg. 22

# Displays the recording mode (SP or LP) ...	pg. 10
$ Displays the tape remaining time ..............	pg. 11
% Rotates while the tape is running ..............	pg. 11

^• “REC” appears during recording

•“PAUSE” appears during Record-Standby mode

................................................................ pg. 11

•“PHOTO” appears when taking a Snapshot

................................................................ pg. 18

&Appears when the wind cut mode is engaged to cut

down on noise created by wind .................

pg. 22

*Displays the battery remaining power level

..................................................................	pg. 38
( Displays the date/time ...................	pg. 10, 23, 25

)Appears when the focus is adjusted manually

............................................................ pg. 18, 19

q Displays the Time Code ......................	pg. 13, 24
w Displays the sound mode ....................	pg. 24, 25
e Displays the Blank Search mode ..............	pg. 14
r Displays the tape speed ............................	pg. 10

tAppears while a tape is running 4 : Playback

3 : Fast-Forward/Shuttle Search

2 : Rewind/Shuttle Search

6 : Pause

yDisplays the battery remaining power level

..................................................................		pg. 38
u Displays the date/time ...................		pg. 23, 24, 25
i • BRIGHT	: Displays the brightness of the LCD
	monitor ................................	pg. 11
• VOLUME	: Displays the speaker volume
	............................................	pg. 13
The level indicator moves.
o Displays the time code ........................		pg. 24, 25

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