EN19

BR I GHT
25
min
90 min 89 min 3 min
2 min
1 min0 min
min
180°90°

VIDEO RECORDING

Power Lamp
Recording Start/
Stop Button
Tape remaining
time indicator
(Approximate)
(Now calculating)
(Blinking) (Blinking) (Blinking)
Display
Power Switch

Basic Recording

NOTE:
You should already have performed the procedures listed
below. If not, do so before continuing.
Power (
pg. 9)
Viewfinder Adjustment (
pg. 11)
Load A Cassette (
pg. 13)
Recording Mode Setting (
pg. 14)
1
Slide down the lens cover while pressing down the
Lock Button located on the cover.
2
Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO, then
set the Power Switch to “ ” or “ ” while pressing
down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor:
Make sure
the viewfinder is pushed back in. Open the LCD
monitor fully.
Shooting while using the viewfinder:
Make sure the
LCD monitor is closed and locked. Pull out the
viewfinder fully.
Be sure to pull out the viewfinder until you hear a
click, otherwise it may be pushed back in during
use.
The Power lamp lights and the camcorder enters the
Record-Standby mode. PAUSE is displayed.
3
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
appears while recording is in progress.
To Stop Recording . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The camcorder
re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display
.... press MONITOR BRIGHT + or until the bright level
indicator on the display moves and the appropriate
brightness is reached.
It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder.
NOTES:
The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD
monitor and the viewfinder except during Interface
Shooting.
If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the
camcorders power shuts off automatically. To turn the
camcorder on again, push back and pull out the
viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD monitor.
When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes
on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors
may occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape (
pg. 21).
When sliding down the lens cover, be sure not to touch
the lens.
To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,
pg. 39, 41.
Lock Button
VIDEO/MEMORY
Switch
Tally lamp (Lights
while recording is
in progress)
For other notes, pg. 75
MONITOR BRIGHT
+/ Button
Lens Cover (Slide up
the lens cover to
protect the lens
when the camcorder
is not in use.) Lock Button