Sony DCR- TRV24E Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Recording a picture
1
Remove the lens cap.
3
Open the LCD
panel while
pressing OPEN.
The picture
appears on the
screen.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed, use the viewfinder
with your eye against the eyecup.
Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight (p. 39).
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 before recording (p. 31).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 50)
1
Set the POWER
switch to
PLAYER* 1) /VCR*
while pressing the
small green button.
* 1) DCR-TRV16E/TRV18E/TRV24E only
2)
* DCR-TRV25E/TRV27E/TRV116E/TRV118E only
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the LCD
panel, or the battery pack.
(p. 35)
2)
MEMORY
2
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 m to rewind the tape.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
3
Press N to start playback.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY
REW
PLAY
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