RECORDING
Set REC MODE,
1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch @ to “ ” or “” while pressing down the Lock Button ! located on the switch.
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Make sure the LCD monitor* is closed and locked.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor*: Make sure the LCD monitor* is fully open.
The camcorder enters the
•The viewfinder and LCD monitor cannot be used simultaneously on this camcorder. Therefore, when opening the LCD monitor and tilting it upward to 180°, you cannot view any image in the viewfinder, however you can shoot yourself while viewing your own image in the LCD monitor.
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button 0.
Pappears while recording is in progress.
•To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button 0. The camcorder
To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor*:
When the Power Switch @ is set to “”, adjust “LCD BRIGHT” in SYSTEM MENU ( pg. 18, 22). When the Power Switch @ is set to “ ” or “OFF”, this adjustment cannot be performed.
*Applicable models only.
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PLAYBACK
1 Load a tape ( pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A Cassette”).
2 Set the Power Switch @ to “” while pressing down the Lock Button ! located on the switch. To start playback, press 4/6&.
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press 4/6&. To stop playback, press 5r. Press 2
eto rewind, or 3* to
For VIDEO RECORDING/VIDEO PLAYBACK
•The camcorder shuts off automatically after about 5 minutes in the
“OFF”, then to “”, “” or “”.
•When the Power Switch @ is set to “”, “” or
“” and the LCD monitor* is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor* switches on and the viewfinder switches off automatically to save power.
•The playback picture can be viewed in the
viewfinder (with the LCD monitor* shut), on the LCD monitor* or on a connected TV ( pg. 15, “Connections To A TV/VCR”).
•To remove the indications, pg. 21, DISPLAY or OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.
•To control the speaker* volume, rotate the MENU Wheel 1 towards “+” to turn up, or towards
•If TBC ( pg. 14) is engaged during Still Playback, noise bars will not appear
* Applicable models only.
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