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RECORDING
Advanced Features
Self-Timer
You can set the delay between pressing Recording Start/
Stop and the actual start of recording. If you secure the
camcorder, you (or whomever is operating the
camcorder) can enter the scene before recording starts.
NOTE:

You need the RM-V704U remote control unit to perform

this procedure.

ENGAGE RECORD–STANDBY
MODE
1
Make sure the lens cover is open, set the power
switch to CAMERA.

SET TIME DELAY

2
On the RM-V704U, press INT. TIME to set the delay
time. There are four choices, and they appear in the
viewfinder in the following order (each time
INT. TIME is pressed): 15S (15 seconds), 30S
(30 seconds), 1MIN (1 minute) and 5MIN
(5 minutes). Pressing again releases the Self-timer.

START DELAYED RECORDING

3
Press Recording Start/Stop. The tally lamp begins
blinking, and the blinking speed increases about
5 seconds before recording starts. When recording
begins, the lamp stops blinking but stays lit.

RELEASE SELF-TIMER MODE

4
To release when the tally lamp is not blinking, press
INT. TIME continuously until “ ” disappears. To
release when the tally lamp is blinking, press
Recording Start/Stop to stop the blinking, then press
INT. TIME continuously until “ ” disappears.
NOTE:

If the PROGRAM AE dial is set to “ ”, 15S is

automatically selected.

Tally lamp PROGRAM AE
RM-V704U
(provided with GR-AX460,
optional for GR-AX260)
START/STOP
REC TIME
INT. TIME