Attaching the lens hood
Detaching the lens hood
• Loosen the screw and turn the lens hood | Mark |
counterclockwise to detach it. |
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Attaching the lens hood | Screw |
• Position the lens hood so the mark is at the top and fit it onto the lens.
•Turn the lens hood clockwise and fix in position with the screw.
Before use
Attaching the lens-cap strap
Thread the strap through the lens cap. Thread one end through the hand strap.
Cassette tapes
g Use the following mini DV cassette tapes with this
gPicture quality does not worsen if you shoot in LP mode, but you may notice some block noise and there may be other limitations.
Block noise and feature limitations occur in the following situations.
•When you play a tape on other digital video equipment that you have shot in LP mode on this camera.
•When you play a tape in this camera that you have shot in LP mode on other digital video equipment.
•When you have shot in LP mode and try to play it on other digital video equipment that doesn’t have an LP mode.
•During slow motion or
•When using the camera’s search functions
g Audio dubbing cannot be performed in the LP mode as the tracks on the tape are narrower than the heads.
Preventing accidental erasure
To prevent erasing the recordings on a tape by accident, set the tab on the cassette to SAVE.
REC
SAVE
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