Sony CCD-FX310 Press START/STOP red button once, You can see through the viewfinder

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 be adjusted properly.

It is very easy to start recording scenes.

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1 Hold the camcorder by putting your hand through the grip belt so that your thumb can easily press the red START/STOP button.

2 By pressing the release on the lens cap, remove and attach it to the grip belt,

3 Press the small green button on the

POWER switch and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA.

This puts the camcorder in the camera recordingmode.

Set the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure)

switch to the green position.

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POWER

Set the STANDBY switch up.	@
"STBY" appears in the viewfinder. Now,		STBY 1
you can see through the viewfinder.	START / STOP

6 Press START/STOP (red button) once.

The camera is recording when the word "REC" appears on the viewfinder screen and the red lamp lights in the viewfinder.

You can also confirm the start of recording with beep sound when you have the BEEP switch turned on.

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START / STOP

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red lamp

In the viewfinder you can see a black and white picture of what you are recording and information that indicates what the camcorder is now doing.

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