Recording a picture
START/STOP MODE setting
:Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you press it
again (factory setting).
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING :
Your camcorder records only while you press START/STOP. Use this mode to avoid recording unnecessary scenes.
5SEC: When you press use this mode to START/STOP, your camcorder records for 5 seconds and then stops automatically.
5SEC
START/STOP
MODE
ANT I GROUND
SHOOTING
Notes
•You cannot use the fader function in the 5SEC or 
mode. •The time code does not appear in the 5SEC mode.
To extend the recording time in the 5SEC mode
Five dots (zzzzz ) appear, and then disappear at a rate of one per second. To extend the recording time, press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording continues for about 5 seconds from the moment you press START/STOP.
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
Cassette memory indicator
This appears when using a tape with cassette memory.
Recording mode indicator
STBY/REC indicator
40min 
REC 0:00:01 45min
Time code/Tape counter
Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back for a while.
| Remaining battery time indicator |
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| Time code |
| The time code indicates the recording or playback time, “0:00:00” (hours : minutes : |
| seconds) in CAMERA mode and “0:00:00:00” (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) in |
| VTR mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code. |
| Your camcorder uses the drop frame mode. |
20 | Remaining tape indicator |
The indicator may not be displayed accurately depending on the tape. |