Recording a picture

To record pictures with the viewfinder – adjusting theviewfinder

If you record pictures with the LCD panel closed, check the picture with the viewfinder. Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight so that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp focus.

Lift up the viewfinder and move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever.

Indicators displayed in the recording mode

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The indicators are not recorded on tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining battery time indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording mode indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STBY/REC indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40min

 

 

REC 0:00:01

Time code/Tape counter indicator

 

 

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Remaining tape indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appears after you start to record for a while.

JUL 4 2000

 

 

12:05:56 AM

Time indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is set to CAMERA or MEMORY.

Date indicator

This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY.

Timecode(fortapesrecordedintheDigital8 systemonly)

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.

When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system, the tape counter appears.

You cannot reset the time code or the tape counter.