— Recording – Basics —
Recording a picture
Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.
(1) Installthepowersourceandinsertacassette.See“Step1”and“Step2”for moreinformation(p.8to14).
(2) SetthePOWERswitchtoCAMERAwhilepressingthesmallgreenbutton.The lenscoveropens.
(3) Turn STANDBY to STANDBY.
(4) Press START/STOP. Your camcorder starts recording. The “REC” indicator appears.Thecamerarecordinglamplocatedonthefrontofyourcamcorder lights up. To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
– Recording
2 POWER
CAMERA
OFF (CHARGE)
PLAYER
Microphone
Camera recording lamp
Note
3
OCK
L
S
T
A
N
DBY
START/STOP
4
OCK
L
S
T
A
N
DBY
START/STOP
40min SP STBY 0:00:00
40min SP REC 0:00:01
Basics
Fasten the grip strap firmly. Do not touch the
To enable smooth transition
You can make the transition between the last scene you recorded and the next scene smooth as long as you do not eject the cassette. When you exchange the battery pack in the recording mode, set STANDBY to LOCK.
If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for 5 minutes while the cassette is inserted
Your camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to prevent battery and tape wear. To resume the standby mode, turn STANDBY down and up again. To start recording, press START/STOP.
To set the counter to 0:00:00
Press COUNTER RESET (p. 62).
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