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e; EJECT button and indicaor ea F REV button and indicator

es PLAY/PAUSE button and indicator ed F FWD button and indicator

ef NEXT button eg STOP button eh PREV button

Controls and Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

Shooting and recording/playback functions (4)

wk REC START button

Press this button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens.

When the REC SWITCH function is assigned to the ASSIGN 1, 3 or 4 switch (push button), you can use the switch as the REC START button.

wl VDR SAVE/STBY (standby) switch

This switch controls the VDR power mode during pauses in recording.

SAVE: Power saving mode. When you start recording, an internal operating sound is recorded as noise, but in this mode, power consumption is less than in standby mode, so that the battery life is extended. When the switch is set to SAVE, the SAVE indicator in the viewfinder lights.

STBY: Standby mode. Recording starts as soon as you press the REC START button.

e; EJECT button and indicator

Press this button to eject or load a disc. The indicator flashes while the disc is being ejected.

ea F REV (fast reverse) button and indicator Plays back at high speed in the reverse direction. The indicator lights during high-speed playback in the reverse direction.

es PLAY/PAUSE button and indicator

Press this to view a playback image using the viewfinder screen or a color video monitor. The indicator lights during playback.

During playback, pressing this button pauses the playback, showing a still image. At this time, the indicator flashes. This camcorder enables a color-image search at approximately four-times normal playback speed, making it easy to check recorded material. To use the color-image search, press the F REV button or F FWD button during playback. When the buttons are pressed, the PLAY indicator and the F REV or F FWD indicator light.

ed F FWD (fast forward) button and indicator Plays back at high speed in the forward direction. The indicator lights during high-speed playback in the forward direction.

ef NEXT button

This jumps to the beginning of the next clip, and pauses. During the jump, the F FWD indicator flashes.

Pressing this button together with the F FWD button jumps to the last frame of the last clip recorded on the disc.

eg STOP button

Press this button to stop disc playback.

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