Sony DCR PC 8 E Operating Instructions Manual page 37

Recording a picture
When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power
zoom lever to the "W" side until the focus is
sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least
about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch) away from
the lens surface in the telephoto position, or
about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-
angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
•Digital zoom starts to function when zoom
exceeds 10×.
•The picture quality deteriorates as you move
the power zoom lever toward the "T" side.
Indicators displayed in the
recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
Remaining battery time indicator/
Cassette memory indicator/
This appears when using a tape with cassette memory./
Recording mode indicator/
STBY/REC indicator/
40
min REC 0:00:01
45min
4 7 2002 0 : 05 : 56
/ – +
EDIT
Time code/Tape counter indicator/
Bandteller/tijdcode-aanduiding
Remaining tape indicator/
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back for a while./
FN button/
FN
Press this button to display operation buttons on the LCD screen./
Time indicator/
The time is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on./
Date indicator/
The date is displayed about 5 seconds after the power is turned on./
EDIT indicator/
This appears when you set EDITSEARCH to ON in
×
in the menu settings./
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