You can copy and edit the picture played back on your camcorder to other recording devices (such as VCRs).
1 Connect your VCR to your camcorder as a recording device (p. 62).
2 Prepare your VCR for recording.
•Insert a cassette for recording.
•If your VCR has an input selector, set it to the input mode.
3 Prepare your camcorder for playback.
•Insert the recorded cassette.
•Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
4 Start the playback on your camcorder, and record it on the VCR.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your VCR for details.
5 When the dubbing is finished, stop your camcorder and the VCR.
bNotes
•When your camcorder is connected to the VCR via the 
DV Interface, you cannot record the title, indicators, information for the Cassette Memory.
•When dubbing using the A/V connecting cable, press DSPL/BATT INFO to hide indicators such as time code (p. 37). Otherwise, they will be recorded on the tape.
•When dubbing using the A/V connecting cable, to record the date/time and camera settings data, have it displayed on the screen (p. 37).
•Pictures edited with Picture effect ([P EFFECT] (p. 45)) cannot be output via the 
DV Interface.
•When connected using the i.LINK cable, the recorded picture becomes rough when a picture is paused on your camcorder while recording to a VCR.
Recording pictures from a VCR
You can record and edit pictures from a VCR on a tape inserted in your camcorder via an i.LINK cable.
Insert a cassette for recording in your camcorder.
1 Connect your VCR to your camcorder (p. 62).
2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
3 Set your camcorder to recording pause mode.
1 Touch 
and select [PAGE3].
2Touch [REC CTRL].
3Touch [REC PAUSE].
4 Start playing the cassette on your VCR.
The picture played on the connected device appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder.
5 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording.
6 Touch 
(stop) to stop recording.
7 Touch [
RET.], then 
.
zTip
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appears when you connect your camcorder and other devices.
Dubbing/Editing
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