Basic Shooting
Making the First Recording
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Please check the following before recording.
■Have you connected a power source?
(Battery Pack or AC Power Adapter)
■Have you set the power switch to the CAMERAposition?
■Have you inserted a cassette? (see page 22)
■Make sure that STANDBYis displayed in the OSD (if the red tab of the cassette is covering the hole,
STANDBYwill not be displayed)
■Have you removed the LENS CAP?
■Make sure that the image you want to record is visable in the Viewfinder.
■Make sure that there is enough remaining power for the expected recording time. (see page 21)
■We recommend that beginners, who are using the camcorder for the first time,
switch the EASYmode on.
a. To start recording, press the red START/STOPbutton.
Recording starts and REC is displayed in the Viewfinder. REC
X:XX:XX
CAMERA
BATTERY