Recording

Recording movies

You can record movies on a tape or a “Memory Stick.”

Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getting started” (p. 13 - p. 22).

When you are recording on a tape, movies will be recorded along with stereo sound. When you are recording on a “Memory Stick,” the movie will be recorded with monaural sound.

Camera recording lamp

OPEN

REC START/STOP POWER switch

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•Performing Easy Handycam operation, even first time users can record easily. For details,see page 33.

1 Remove the lens cap. Pull the lens cap string down and attach it to the grip belt.

2 Press OPEN and open the LCD panel.

3 Select the recording mode.

To record on a tape

Slide the POWER switch until the CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up, and your camcorder is set to the standby mode.

Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button.

To record on a “Memory Stick” –

MPEG MOVIE EX

Slide the POWER switch repeatedly until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lights up, and the currently selected recording folder appears on the screen.

Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button.

4 Press REC START/STOP.

Recording starts. [REC] appears on the LCD screen and the Camera recording lamp lights up.

Press REC START/STOP again to stop recording.

To check the most recently recorded MPEG movie – Review

Touch . Playback starts automatically.

Touch again to return to standby.

To delete the movie, touch after playback is finished, then [YES].

To cancel deleting, touch [NO].

To turn the power off

Slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF.

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