basic recording

If power is interrupted or an error occurs during recording, the video may not be recorded/edited.

Samsung is not responsible for any damage caused by a failure of normal recording or playback operation because of memory card error.

Note that damaged data cannot be recovered.

• Videos are compressed in the H.264 (MPEG-4.AVC) format.

Eject the battery pack when you have finished recording to prevent unnecessary battery power consumption.

For the on-screen information display, see pages 20~23.

For approximate recording time, see page 38.

Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone below the lens. Make sure that the microphone is not blocked.

Before recording an important video, make sure to test the recording function to see if there are any problems with the audio and video recording.

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen in the menu options. Adjusting the LCD screen does not affect the image being recorded. page 94.

For the functions available during recording, see “Recording menu items” pages 55~85

Do not turn off the camcorder or remove the memory card while it is accessing the storage media. Doing so may damage the storage media or the data in the storage media.

If the power cable/battery is disconnected or recording is disabled during recording, the camcorder switches to the data recovery mode. While the camcorder is recovering data, no other function is enabled. After data recovery, the camcorder switches to the STBY mode. When available recording time is short, data recovery might fail.

The menu setting tabs shown on the LCD screen do not affect the image the camcorder is recording.

In the Video/Photo Recording mode, you can set the Quick View menu option. The Quick View icon appears when you have set the Quick View menu option to On.

If you record videos continuously with 1080/60p, data loss may occur for several seconds between the 1st recorded file and the 2nd recorded file.

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