Sony DCR PC 8 E Operating Instructions Manual page 31

Recording a picture
If you leave your camcorder in the standby
mode for five minutes while the cassette is
inserted
Your camcorder automatically turns off. This is
to save battery power and to prevent battery and
tape wear. To return to the standby mode, turn
the POWER switch OFF (CHARGE) and then
back to CAMERA. To start recording, press the
START/STOP button again without switching
the POWER switch. However, your camcorder
does not turn off automatically while the cassette
is not inserted.
When you record in the SP and LP modes on
one tape or you record in the LP mode
•The transition between scenes is not smooth.
•The playback picture may be distorted or the
time code may not be written properly between
scenes.
The battery use time when you record using
the LCD screen
The battery time is slightly shorter than the
shooting time using the viewfinder.
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