Sony DCR PC 8 E Operating Instructions Manual page 11

Recording a picture
1
Remove the lens cap.
2
Press OPEN to
open the LCD
panel.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is
closed, pull out the
viewfinder untill its click
to focus on the subject.
Adjust the viewfinder
lens to your eyesight (p.
35).
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock
setting is set to off. If you want to record the date
and time for a picture, set the clock setting before
recording (p. 24).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 45)
1
Set the POWER switch to VCR while
pressing the small green button.
POWER
NOTE
Do not pick up your
camcorder by holding the
viewfinder, the LCD panel,
the battery pack or the jack
cover.
(p. 29)
3
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA
while pressing the small green
button.
4
Press START/STOP. Your
camcorder starts recording. To stop
recording, press START/STOP
again.
2
Press
rewind the tape.
3
Press
start playback.
NOTE
When using the touch panel, press
operation buttons lightly with your
thumb supporting the LCD screen from
the backside of it. Do not press the LCD
screen with sharp-pointed objects such
as pens.
POWER
POWER
of the touch panel to
of the touch panel to
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