Before you record one-time events, make a trial recording to make sure that your
camcorder is working properly.
Keep the lens clean, or the focus cannot beadjusted properly.
It is very easy tostart recording scenes.
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1Holdthe camcorder by putting your
handthrough the grip beltso that
yourthumb caneasily press the red
START/STOP button.
2By pressing the release on the lens
cap, remove and attach it to the grip
belt,
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3Press the small green button on the
POWER switch and slide the POWER
switch to CAMERA.
This putsthe camcorder in the camera
recordingmode.

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POWER
Set the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure)
switch to the green position.
Set the STANDBY switch up.
"STBY" appears inthe viewfinder. Now,
youcan see through the viewfinder. @
START /STOP
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6PressSTART/STOP (red button)
once.
The camera is recording when the word
"REC" appears on the viewfinder screen
and the red lamp lightsin theviewfinder.
You can also confirm the start of recording
with beep sound when you have theBEEP
switch turnedon.
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red lamp
Inthe viewfinder you can see a black and white picture of what you are recording and
information that indicates what the camcorder is now doing.
Basic Camera Operation