You can record and edit the picture or TV programs from a VCR or TV on a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” inserted in your camcorder. You can also record a scene as a still image on a “Memory Stick Duo.” Insert a cassette or a “Memory Stick Duo” for recording before operation. When you connect your camcorder to the other device using the A/V connecting cable, select the appropriate input signal in [VIDEO INPUT]
in the 
(STANDARD SET) menu depending on the device to be connected (p. 68).
Recording a movie
1 Connect a playback device such as a TV or VCR to your camcorder (p. 75).
2 If you are recording from a VCR, insert a cassette.
3 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.
4 Operate your camcorder to record movies.
When recording on a tape
1 Touch 
.
2 Touch [ 
REC CTRL].
If the item is not displayed on the screen,
touch 
/
. If you cannot find it, touch MENU and select it from the 
(EDIT/PLAY) menu.
3Touch [REC PAUSE].
When recording on a “Memory Stick Duo”
1 Touch 
.
2Touch MENU.
3Select the 
(EDIT/PLAY) menu,
then [ 
REC CTRL].
5 Start playing the cassette on your VCR, or select a TV program.
The picture played on the connected device appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder.
6 Touch [REC START] at the point you want to start recording.
7 Stop recording.
When recording on a tape
Touch 
(stop) or [REC PAUSE].
When recording on a “Memory Stick
Duo”
Touch 
(stop) or [REC STOP].
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b Note
• When recording pictures from a VCR using an i.LINK cable, set your camcorder to playback or playback pause before recording operation. When you start recording with no signals input to your camcorder, [Input a signal.] appears on the screen and you can not record.
zTips
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appears when you connect your camcorder and other devices via an i.LINK cable. (This
indicator may also appear on your TV.)
•When you are recording a movie on a “Memory Stick Duo,” you can skip step 4 and record a movie by pressing START/STOP in step 6.
Recording still images
1 Follow the steps 1 to 3 in “Recording a movie” (p. 77).
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