Shooting techniques for different targets
Check what you have shot (rec check)
Press REC CHECK in the shooting standby mode and two seconds of the last thing you shot play, and then the camera returns to the shooting standby mode.
•REC CHECK does not work if you have shot for less than a second.
•Note that this REC CHECK portion will also be recorded to any equipment you have set up to make backup recordings.
REC CHECK button
Zoom
This camera has a 10 x zoom.
Zoom with the zoom button or the zoom ring.
Zoom button (handle)
HANDLE ZOOM switch
Zoom ring
Zoom button
Finding specific scenes (image search)
While in the shooting standby mode, you can search through any images you have shot.
This is useful when you want to find a point from which to continue shooting so two scenes come one after the other.
1 Press the OPERATION lever y or t.
The tape plays forward or backward while you are holding the lever in position.
MULTI/ | REC A.DUB |
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| - VOL |
| PLAY |
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STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV
INDEX STOP INDEX
SELECT
Camera | or Remote control |
2 Release the lever when you find the point you are looking for.
The camera returns to shooting standby mode.
ZOOM switch
ZOOM 
SERVOMANU
Zoom button
Set the ZOOM switch to SERVO so that you can use the
T:Zoom in W:Zoom out
Gently press the zoom button on the viewfinder to zoom slowly, firmly press to zoom faster.
You can change the zoom speed on the handle zoom button by selecting one of three speeds with the HANDLE ZOOM switch.
Set HANDLE ZOOM switch speeds by going to the setup menus, SW MODE screen HANDLE ZOOM. (Page 71)
Zoom ring
Set the ZOOM switch to MANU so that you can use the zoom ring.
•You cannot use the zoom ring if the ZOOM switch is set to SERVO. Trying to use it could damage the camera.
On the remote control
Press ZOOM/VOL to zoom with the motor drive. Zoom speed is fixed at medium.
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