10 EN VIDEO RECORDING
Basic Recording | ● To turn the beep sounds off, pg. 14, 16. | |
● For other notes, pg. 27. | ||
NOTE: | LCD Monitor And Viewfinder | |
Before continuing, perform the procedures listed below: | While using the LCD monitor: | |
● Power ( pg. 6) | ||
Make sure the viewfinder is pushed back in. Press the | ||
● Loading a Cassette ( pg. 9) | ||
Monitor Opening Button and open the LCD monitor fully. | ||
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| It can rotate 270° (90° downward, 180° upward). | |
| While using the viewfinder: | |
Push. | Make sure the LCD monitor is closed and locked. Pull out | |
the viewfinder fully. | ||
| ● Be sure to pull out the viewfinder until you hear a click, | |
| otherwise it may be pushed back in during use. |
POWER/CHARGE lamp
Power Zoom Lever
Monitor Opening Button
Power Switch
Lock Button
Recording Start/Stop Button
NOTES:
●The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder. When the viewfinder is pulled out while the LCD monitor is opened, you can select which one to use. Set “PRIORITY” to the desired mode in SYSTEM Menu. ( pg. 14, 16)
●Coloured bright spots may appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder. However, this is not a malfunction. ( pg. 30)
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully. (See the right column)
3 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
●The POWER/CHARGE lamp lights and the camcorder enters the
●To record in LP (Long Play) mode, pg. 14, 15.
4 To start recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The “T REC” appears on the display while recording is in progress.
5 To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button again. The camcorder
NOTES:
●The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD monitor and the viewfinder.
●If the
●LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:
•When power is supplied from a battery: the “
” battery indicator is displayed. ( pg. 31)
•When power is supplied from an AC outlet: the “
” battery indicator does not appear.
●When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to “Recording From The Middle Of A Tape” ( pg. 11).
Tape Remaining Time
Approximate tape remaining time appears on the display. “– h – – m” means the camcorder is calculating the remaining time. When the remaining time reaches
2 minutes, the indication starts blinking.
0h 25m
–h– – m 
1 h 0 m 
0 h 5 9 m 
0 h 3 m (Now calculating)
0 h 0 m 
0 h 1 m 
0 h 2 m
(Blinking) (Blinking) (Blinking)
Zooming
Produces the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous change in image magnification.
Zoom In
Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “T”.
Zoom Out
Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “W”.
●The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever, the quicker the zoom action.
