Have sufftcient battery pack power to do 2 or 3 times as much
recording than you have planned.
"Battery life" indicated in this manual is measured by the continuous recording t=me of the camcorder, placed at room temperature using a
Battery life is shorter in cold climates.
Battery efficiency =sdecreased and the battery will be used up more quickly
Set the STANDBY switch of the camcorder down when not
recording to save battery power.
A smooth trans_hon between scenes can be made even tf
recording is stopped and started again.
Whde positioning the subject or selecting an angle, or looking through the vtewfmder lens, the lens moves
automatically ms,de the camcorder and the battery _sused
The battery msalso used when a tape is inserted or removed.
When the __\%indicator and red lamp in the viewfinder change from slow blinking to rapid blinking while you are recording.
Turn off the power sw_tch of the camcorder and replace the battery pack
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A brand new battery pack is not charged |
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Make sure you use up | battery before recharging. |
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the viewfinder, it is recommended | that you remove the tape, | ,,_ |
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POWER switch to CAMERA, turn the STANDBY |
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switch up, and leave the camcorder on until the
•When you use the
•Repeated charging without using up the battery may cause lowering of battery capacity. However, the original battery capacity can be recovered if you fully discharge (use up) and charge the battery again.
Recharge the battery pack after long storage.
if the battery pack _sfully charged but not used for a long time (about 1 year), it becomes drschargeO
Charge it agarn but _nthis case the battery life will be shorter than normal After several charging and drscharg_ng cycles, the battery life will recover _tsonginal capacity
20 Basic Camera Operation
