Basic recording

Basic procedures to record a video or photo image are described below and on the following pages.

RECORDING VIDEOS

This camcorder features two Recording start/stop buttons. One is on the rear side of the camcorder, the other is on the LCD screen. Select the one that works best for you.

• Open the LCD screen and press the Power ( ) button to turn on the camcorder.

• Set the appropriate storage media. page 30 (SMX-F53/F54 only). (If you want to record on a memory card, insert a memory card.)

• Select the Record (

/

) mode by pressing the MODE button.

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1. Select a subject to record.

 

0:00:00 [475Min]

• Adjust the LCD panel to the best

 

angle for recording.

 

 

 

• Use the Zoom lever or Zoom

 

button to adjust the size of the

 

subject.

 

 

 

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2.Press the Recording start/stop button.

•The recording () indicator appears, and recording starts.

3.To stop recording, press the Recording start/stop button again.

•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 operations caused by memory card error.

•Note that damaged data cannot be recovered.

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

•For on-screen information display: pages 12~13

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

•For various functions available when you record videos: page 46

•During recording, some button operations are unavailable. (MODE button, MENU button, etc.)

•Sound is recorded from the internal stereo microphone on the top-front of the camcorder.

Take care that this microphone is not blocked.

•Before recording an important video, make sure to test the recording function to check if there is any problem with the audio or video recording.

•Do not operate the Power ( ) button or remove a memory card while accessing the storage media. Doing so may damage the storage media or the data on the storage media.

•LCD screen brightness and colour can be adjusted from the menu. Adjusting the brightness or colour of the LCD screen does not affect the image to be recorded. page 85

•You cannot use a locked memory card for recording. You will see a message saying recording is disabled due to the lock.

•You can switch from the play mode to the record mode by pressing the Recording start/stop or MODE button.

•If the power cable/battery is disconnected or recording is disabled during recording, the system is switched to the data recovery mode. While data is being recovered, no other function is enabled. After data recovery, the system will be switched to the STBY mode. When the recording time is short, data recovery might fail.