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Recording Movie
1Turn the DVD Video Camera on.
Set the power switch to “ ” to turn the DVD
Video Camera on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out,
perform the subsequent operations:
2Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or
LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
3Press the REC button.
The “m” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD
screen will change to the “n” mark, and
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the
front of the DVD Video Camera will light.
Pressing REC again during recording will set the
DVD Video Camera to recording pause mode.
4When recording is finished, turn the DVD Video
Camera off.
Note:
•See “Check 1” on page149 when recording movie is not
possible.
•See “Check 4” on page149 if it takes some time before
recording is possible.
•See “Check 5” on page150 if the DVD Video Camera
does not operate.
•See page 54 for on-screen information display.
•It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from
which recorded contents can be deleted.
•Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone
on the front of DVD Video Camera. Take care that this
microphone is not blocked.
•You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD
Video Camera enters recording pause mode, but no
further recording can be made while “DISC ACCESS” is
being displayed.
Recording will restart after the message disappears.
•Do not turn power off while message “DISC ACCESS” is
being displayed.
•Take care that power is not interrupted while the
ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.
•The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately
3 seconds.
•See page 94 for setting of Record LED (recording
indicator) On/Off.
•For various functions available during recording, see
“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 80.
•Panasonic cannot be responsible for video and audio that
cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.
•The power switch can be changed even during recording,
but the operation will not be changed.
•Each time the DVD Video Camera enters the recording
pause mode, the counter display will be reset to
“0:00:00”.
•When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, as
doing so may make the disc unusable.
- Using another device, doing additional recording on
DVD-R disc first recorded on this DVD Video Camera
- Using this DVD Video Camera, doing additional
recording on DVD-R disc recorded on another device
•It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to (to
the upper left) to prevent the power switch in the “ ”
position from accidentally moving to “ ”.
•Do not insert an unfinalized DVD-R in any other device.
Doing so may make the disc unusable.
Before You Begin •Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Video Camera.
Power switch
Pressing REC once
will start recording;
pressing it once
again will
temporarily stop
recording.
ACCESS/PC indicator REC button
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