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ZOOM
DIS
GAI N UP
TO FADER / WIPE MENU
TO P.AE / EFFECT MENU
TO DATE / TIME MENU
TO SYSTEM MENU
END
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ITEM ZOOM SW. 
SET SET BUTTON
ON SCREEN
DISPLAY
DATE/TI ME
END
OFF
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ITEM ZOOM SW. 
SET SET BUTTON
FOCUS
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PRO
AUTO
SET
Date/Time Settings
If you set the date and time beforehand, the data will automatically be recorded separately from the video
signal.
Even if the date and time do not appear during recording, you can display them on the screen or remove
them from the screen at any time during playback.
4

INPUT DATE AND TIME

Place the pointer next to “DATE/TIME” by
sliding the Zoom Lever. Press SET and “Day”
begins blinking.
Using the Zoom Lever (slide toward “+” to increase
and toward “–” to decrease), input the day. Press
SET. Repeat the procedure to input the month, year,
hour and minute. Press SET when the pointer is next
to “END” to exit.
NOTE:

If you don’t exit the Date/Time Menu, the clock

display will not move but the camcorder’s internal

clock continues to operate. Once you close the

menu, the date and time in the viewfinder begin

operation from the current date and time, with no

delay or loss.

1
SELECT OPERATION MODE
Set the Power Dial to “REC” and the Select
Dial to “MANUAL”.
2
ACCESS RECORDING MENU
Press MENU. The Recording Menu appears in
the viewfinder.
3

ACCESS DATE/TIME MENU

Place the pointer next to “TO DATE/TIME
MENU” by sliding the Zoom Lever. Slide
toward “+” to move up and toward “–” to
move down. Press SET and the Date/Time
Menu appears in the viewfinder.
SET BUTTON
POWER DIAL
MANUAL
ZOOM LEVER
MENU BUTTON
VIEWFINDER
RECORDING MENU
VIEWFINDER
DATE/TIME MENU
GETTING STARTED
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