— Recording – Basics —

Recording a picture

Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.

(1) Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides and attach the lens cap to the grip strap.

(2) Install the power source and insert a cassette. See “Step 1” to “Step 3” for more information (p. 11 to 19).

(3) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button. Your camcorder is set to the standby mode.

(4) Press START/STOP. Your camcorder starts recording. The REC indicator appears. The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up.

To stop recording, press START/STOP again.

The recording lamp lights up in the viewfinder during recording(CCD-TR618 only).

1

Camera

 

recording lamp

2

 

Microphone

 

Note

 

3

PLAYER

CAMERA ) OFF ( CHARGE

4

CAMERA ) OFF ( CHARGE

POWER

PLAYER

POWER

 

40min REC 0:00:01

 

Fasten the grip strap firmly. Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.

 

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 even if you turn off your camcorder.

 

When you change the battery pack, set the POWER switch to OFF (CHARGE).

 

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, set the POWER switch to OFF

 

(CHARGE) once, then turn it to CAMERA again.

 

To set the counter to 0:00:00

20

Press COUNTER RESET (p. 69).