Recording

Open the lens cover.

PHOTO

DCR-HC32:

POWER switch

REC START/

REC START/

STOP

STOP

1Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp to select a recording medium.

On a tape: Light up the CAMERA- TAPE lamp.

On a “Memory Stick Duo”: Light up

the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp.

If the POWER switch is set to OFF, slide it down while pressing the green button.

2Start recording.

Movies

Press REC START/STOP (or ).

[STBY] (tape only) [REC]

•The sound of a movie (MPEG MOVIE EX) recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” will be monaural.

Still images

Press and hold PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus (), then press it fully ().

A

B

Flashing Lights up

A shutter sound is heard. When disappears, the image has been

recorded.

To stop movie recording

Press REC START/STOP again.

•You can record a still image on a “Memory Stick Duo” while recording movies on a tape or in standby mode.

For DCR-HC42:

Still images will be fixed to image size [640 × 360] for 16:9 pictures and [640 × 480] for 4:3 pictures during recording in CAMERA-TAPE.

To check the latest recording on a “Memory Stick Duo”

Touch . To delete the picture, touch

[YES]. Touch to return to the standby mode.

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