VIDEO RECORDING

 

 

EN 17

Basic Recording

 

1 Remove the lens cap.

 

2 Press PUSH OPEN and open the LCD monitor

NOTE:

 

fully, or pull out the viewfinder fully.

 

3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

Before continuing, perform the procedures listed

below:

 

4 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

Power ( pg. 10)

 

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

Loading A Cassette ( pg. 15)

 

switch.

Power/Charge Lamp

 

● The power/charge lamp lights and the

 

 

camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode.

Power Zoom Lever

 

 

 

 

“PAUSE” is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

5 To start recording, press the Recording Start/Stop

 

 

Button. The tally lamp lights and “T REC”

 

 

appears on the display while recording is in

 

 

progress.

 

 

6 To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop

 

 

Button again. The camcorder re-enters the

 

 

Record-Standby mode.

 

Power Switch

NOTES:

 

 

The image will not appear simultaneously on the

Lock Button

 

LCD monitor and the viewfinder.

 

If the Record-Standby mode continues for

Recording Start/Stop Button

 

 

5 minutes, the camcorder’s power shuts off

 

 

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

automatically. To turn the camcorder on again,

push back and pull out the viewfinder again or

 

 

 

 

close and re-open the LCD monitor.

 

 

LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:

 

 

• When power is supplied from a battery: the

 

 

” battery indicator is displayed. ( pg. 80)

 

 

• 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

Tally Lamp

 

and errors may occur when editing the tape. To

 

avoid this, refer to “Recording From The Middle

(Lights while recording is in

 

progress.)

PUSH OPEN Button

Of A Tape” ( pg. 19).

To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,  pg. 31, 36.

To record in LP (Long Play) mode,  pg. 31, 34. For other notes,  pg. 64.
VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK