RCA CC-285 owner manual Self-Timer Recording, Light on Front, Self Timer button

- Self-Timer Recording

• First prepare the camcorder to record. Instructions are on

pages 18 and 19.

• While the camcorder is in the

Record/Pause mode, press the SELF TIMER button once. The

Notes:

• The Tally	Light on the		front	of
the camcorder		will flash to let
you know	the	self-timer	is
activated	and	the camcorder		is
about to	start	recording.

SELF _MER

Button

The SELF TIMER button lets you time-delay the start of a recording so you can join the picture without being seen walking into it.

(1 23 ) SELFT,.E.

camcorder will automatically start recording after approximately ten seconds and will continue to record

approximately 30 seconds.

•If you want the camcorder to record longer than 30 seconds, press the SELF TIMER button

twice (instead of once) while the camcorder is in the Record/

Pause mode. After ten seconds the camcorder will start

recording and continue to record until the Record Start/Stop button (thumb trigger) or PAUSE button is pressed.

• When the Tally light stops
	flashing		and		lights continuously,
	the camcorder				is recording.
•	Pressing		the	SELF TIMER button
	three times during the Record/
	Pause mode cancels the self-
	timer	recording.
•	If the	Record		Start/Stop button
	(thumb trigger) is pressed while
	a self-timer recording is in
	progress, the recording will stop
	and the camcorder will enter the
	Record/Pause				mode.
•	The SELF TIMER button has no
	effect	during			normal recording.

-Adjustable Time-Lapse

Recording

DISPLAY

Button

This feature lets you compress slow-moving action (like nature or photography studies) into clean, quickly viewed videos. It allows intermittent recording so you can use a cassette efficiently.

1.Prepare the camcorder to record as described on

pages 18 and 19.

2.Press the DISPLAy button to

bring the tape-counter (or time-remaining) display to the viewfinder, lhis will let you see the INTERVAL display when it appears.

3.Press the TIME LAPSE button

for approximately two seconds. The first INTERVAL

display will appear in the viewfinder.

INTERVAL 0:30

4.Press the TIME LAPSE button

repeatedly until the length of time you desire between

recordings appears in the viewfinder. Refer to the chart below.

0:30 30-SecondInterval

1:00l-MinuteInterval

2:002-Minute Interval

5:00 5-Minute Interval

MAN Manual Interval*

*Manual Interval means that

the camcorder will record for one second every time the

Record Start/Stop button

(thumb trigger) is pressed. This is used for animation

recording as described on the next page.

Pressing TIME LAPSE again when the MAN display is showing will remove the INTERVAL display from the screen.

5. When the desired interval time
is displayed in the viewfinder,
press the PAUSE button or the
Record Start/Stop				button
(thumb	trigger)		to start
interval	recording.			The
camcorder		will	record		for
approximately			one second
every interval. The time until
the next recording will be
displayed		in the		viewfinder.
6. To stop	interval			recording,
repeatedly		press		the	TIME
LAPSE button until the word
INTERVAL disappears					from the
viewfinder.

Notes:

•The Tally Light on the front of the camcorder will light to let you know when the camcorder is recording.

•The interval time can be changed any time (even during recording) by pressing the TIME LAPSE button.

•The time and/or date can be recorded by displaying it in the viewfinder during time-lapse recording.

•Rainbow noise (a vertical colored bar) may occasionally appear in the picture during playback.

29