Recording

Recording movies

You can record movies in HDV, DVCAM, and DV formats, in addition to either 50i or 60i system.

Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getting started” (p. 10 - p. 19).

Movies will be recorded along with stereo sound.

Camera recording lamp

Format lamps

POWER switch and

REC START/STOP

Camera recording lamp

1 Open the shutter of the lens hood.

2 Open the LCD panel and adjust the angle.

3 While pressing the green button, set the POWER switch to CAMERA.

appears on the LCD screen. The HDV format lamp lights up and your camcorder is set to recording standby after a while.

Your camcorder is set to record using the 1080/50i specification of the HDV format in the default setting.

To record using the 1080/60i specification (NTSC system), see “To record using the 1080/60i specification (NTSC system)” below.

To record in the DVCAM/DV format, see “To record in the DVCAM/DV format” below.

4 Press REC START/STOP.

Recording starts. [REC] appears on the LCD screen and the Camera recording lamps light up.

Press REC START/STOP again to stop recording.

To record using the 1080/60i specification (NTSC system)

Change the setting of [50i/60i SEL] on the (OTHERS) menu (p. 83).

Recording in DVCAM/DV will be done also using the 60i (NTSC) system.

To record in the DVCAM/DV format

To record in the DVCAM format

On the (IN/OUT REC) menu, set [REC FORMAT] to [DV], and [REC MODE] to [DVCAM] (p. 72).

When the menu screen is turned off,

appears on the LCD screen, the DVCAM format lamp lights up, and your camcorder is set to recording standby.

Recording

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