Recording a still image

•During Easy Handycam operation, the settings of the functions that are not displayed on the screen return to their defaults. Previously made settings are restored when you cancel the Easy Handycam operation.

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 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lights up.

Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button.

4 Press EASY.

The EASY lights up in blue.

5 Press and hold PHOTO lightly to adjust focus, then press fully.

A shutter sound is heard. When bars of

disappear, the image is recorded on the “Memory Stick.”

To turn the power off

Slide the POWER switch up to the (CHG) OFF position.

To cancel Easy Handycam operation

Press EASY again.

bNote

•You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off during recording.

•During Easy Handycam operation, BACK LIGHT (p. 35) is not available.

Making full use of Easy Handycam operation

1 Touch [MENU].

The available menu items are displayed on the screen.

Example: In the CAMERA-MEMORY mode

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SELF-

TIMER

BEEP

 

CLOCK

 

LAN-

 

SET

 

GUAGE

 

 

 

2

Touch the desired item.

 

 

3

Select the desired setting.

 

For [CLOCK SET]

 

1 Set [Y] (year) with / , then touch

 

.

2Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minutes in the same way as [Y] (year),

then touch .

For [LANGUAGE]

Select the desired language with / ,

then touch .

For [BEEP]

See page 80.

For [SELF-TIMER] (In the CAMERA- MEMORY mode only)

Touch [ON], then . Press PHOTO fully. You will hear a beep sound counting down for about 10 seconds. When the bars of

disappear, the image is recorded on the “Memory Stick.”

34Recording