Basic Operations
19

Easy Camera

Recording in Full

Auto Mode

•Before you start recording, perform theoperations described on pages 5 through18 to prepare your camcorder forrecording.
1Remove the lens cap.
2Hold down the Lock button and set
the Power switch to v.
• The picture from the lens nowdisplays and the POWER/CHARGE(RED) indicator lights up green.• The camcorder is now ready torecord (Recording Standby mode).
Note:
•If “AUTO” is not displayed at this time,
set the camcorder to Full Auto mode
(see page 52).
AUTOAUTO
3Press the Start/Stop button to begin
recording.
REC
Note:
•Before recording an important scene,
please perform the recording test, then
playback to check if the scene was
recorded properly. If noise occurs, use a
commercially available cleaning tape to
clean the video heads (see page xii).

Maximum continuous recording and

actual recording times

Note:
•Using the zoom (see page 20) and other
functions or turning the power on and off
frequently will increase power consump-
tion. This may result in a decrease in the
actual recording time compared to the
maximum continuous recording time listed
above.
Basic Operations
Camera Recording
BT-L226
Batterypack
Max. continuous
recording time
120
LCD
closed
LCD
open
105
Actual
recording time
60
LCD
closed
LCD
open
55
Start/Stop button
Power switch
Lock button
POWER/CHARGE
(RED) indicator