Recording a picture (p. 29)

1Remove the lens cap.

2Set the POWER

 

 

 

 

 

switch to CAMERA

E

 

 

 

PL

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

while pressing the

R

C

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

(

 

small green button.

 

 

 

H

 

E M

 

C

G

 

A

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AR

 

 

 

3Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN. The picture appears on the LCD screen.

4Press START/STOP.

 

 

 

 

Your camcorder

E

 

 

PL

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

starts recording. To

R

O

POWER

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

(

 

 

 

 

H

stop recording, press

E M

 

C

G

A

)

 

 

 

 

START/STOP again.

AR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder

When the LCD panel is closed, use the viewfinder placing your eye against its eyecup. The picture in the viewfinder is black and white. Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight (p. 34).

Quick

When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the date and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 25).

Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen (p. 43)

Guide Start

1Set the POWER switch to PLAYER while pressing the small green button.

2Press mto rewind the tape.

REW

3Press Nto start playback.

PLAY

PL

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

Y

 

 

E

 

 

R

O

 

 

 

 

F

ER

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

(

POW

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

C

G

 

M

A

)

E

 

 

 

 

 

AR

 

 

 

 

NOTE

Do not pick up your camcorder by the viewfinder, the LCD panel or the battery pack.

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