Sony HDR-SR12E Step 5: Selecting the media, Movie, Still, image, BATT INFO, Hard disk, Viewfinder, “Memory Stick”, Fastening the grip belt, Adjusting the Viewfinder

•The information is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each time you press DISP/

BATT INFO.Adjusting the Viewfinder

You can view images using the viewfinder with the LCD panel closed to avoid wearing down the battery, or when the image seen on the LCD screen is poor.

Viewfinder

Viewfinder lens adjustment leverMove it until the image is clear.

zTips

• You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder backlight by touching (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [SOUND/DISP SET] t [VF B.LIGHT] (p. 77).

Fastening the grip beltFasten the grip belt and hold your camcorder correctly.

Step 5: Selecting the media

You can select the hard disk or “Memory Stick PRO Duo” as the recording/playback/ editing media on your camcorder. Select the media for movies and still images separately.

The default setting is hard disk for movies and still images.

	Hard disk
	“Memory Stick”
Movie	Still
	image

bNotes

•You can do recording/playback/editing operations for the selected media. When you want to change media, reselect the media.

zTips

•See pages 11 and 24 for the recordable time.•See page 52 on dubbing/copying between two media.Selecting the media for movies1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIEMEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder.The media setting screen for movies appears.

HDDHDD

MEMORY STICK MEMORY STICK

MOVIE MEDIA SET

Select the media and image quality.

2 Touch the desired media and image quality. indicates HD (high definition)image quality, and indicates SD (standard definition) image quality.

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