Recording (Continued)

3 Press the REC START/STOP button A (or B).

410min REC

60min

[STBY] t [REC]

The Rec lamp lights up during recording.

To stop the movie recording, press the REC START/STOP button again.

zTips

•When recording in HDV format, the aspect ratio is fixed to 16:9. When recording in DV format, you can switch the aspect ratio to 4:3 ([DV WIDE REC] p. 67).

•You can change the screen display during recording (p. 44).

•Indicators displayed on the screen during recording are shown on page 121.

•The recording lamp can be set to stay off ([REC LAMP] p. 72).

•You cannot record the movie on a “Memory Stick Duo”.

To record in mirror mode

Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (1), then rotate it 180 degrees toward the lens (2).

zTip

• A mirror-image of the subject appears on the LCD screen, but the recorded picture will be normal.

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