32 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Power Switch

Shooting

 

Mode Switch

SNAPSHOT

 

Button

 

Self-Timer

Once the camcorder is set, the camcorder operator can become part of the scene in a more natural way, adding the final touch to a memorable picture.

1 Set the Power Switch to “” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

•You can tilt the LCD monitor upward to 180° so that it faces forward and view yourself while self- recording with the viewfinder pushed back.

Lock Button

Recording Start/Stop Button

Display

Menu Screen

SEL F – T I MER – OF F

ON

Self-Timer indication

2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ MANUAL”, and press it.

4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SELF-TIMER”, and press it. The Sub Menu appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ON ”, and press it. Selection is complete. Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN”, and press it twice to close the Menu Screen.

5 To engage the Self-Timer for video recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button. After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and video recording starts. To stop Self- Timer recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button again. The camcorder re-enters Record- Standby mode.

When the Recording Start/Stop Button or SNAPSHOT is pressed, the tally lamp changes as shown:

MENU Wheel

Begins blinking

4 Blinks quickly

(Self-Timer starts)

(Self-Timer shooting

 

starts soon)

OR

Press SNAPSHOT. After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and snapshot recording starts. After that, the camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.

6 To end Self-Timer recording, select “OFF” in step 4.

NOTE:

If “BEEP” and “TALLY” are set to “OFF” ( pg. 30), the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does not light.

4Turns off

(Self-Timer snapshot recording starts)

4Stops blinking and stays on (Self-Timer video record-ing starts)

4

After approx. 15 sec.