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Basic camera positioning

1Hold the unit with both hands.
2Put your hand through the grip belt.
3It is convenient to use the Recording button icon A when holding the unit at waist level.
When recording, make sure your footing is stable and there is no danger of colliding with
another person or object.
When you are outdoors, record pictures with the sunlight behind you. If the subject is
backlit, it will become dark in the recording.
Keep your arms near your body and separate your legs for better balance .
Do not cover the microphones with your hand etc.

Basic motion picture recording

The unit should normally be held steady when recording.
If you move the unit when recording, do so slowly, maintaining a con stant speed.
The zoom operation is useful for recording subj ect s you c annot get c lose t o, bu t overu s e o f
zoom in and zoom out can make the resulting motion picture less enjoyable to watch.

Recording Yourself

Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.
The image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror
image. (However the image recorded is the same as a
normal recording.)
Only some indications will appear on the screen. When
appears, return the direction of the LCD monitor to
normal position and check the warning/alarm indication.
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Basic
Before recording

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