Step 3: Turning The Power On, And Holding Your Camcorder - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD7E Operating Manual

Step 3: Turning the power on, and holding your
camcorder
To record or play back, slide the POWER
switch to turn on the respective lamp.
When using your camcorder for the first
time, the [CLOCK SET] screen appears
(p. 22).
1
Open the lens cover.
Slide in the
direction of
the arrow.
2
Turn on the power by sliding the
POWER switch in the direction
of the arrow while pressing the
green button in the center.
When you record or play back, switch
the power mode by sliding the POWER
switch in the direction of the arrow until
the respective lamp lights up.
20
POWER
switch
Green button
(Movie): To record movies
(Still): To record still images
(Play/Edit): To play back pictures on
your camcorder, or to edit them (DVD-RW:
VR mode only)
When you turn on the power of your
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camcorder after setting the date and time
([CLOCK SET], p. 22), the current date and
time will be displayed on the LCD screen
for a few seconds.
3
Hold your camcorder correctly.
To turn off the power
Slide the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).
At the time of purchase, the power will be
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set to turn off automatically if you leave your
camcorder without any operation attempted for
approximately 5 minutes to save battery power
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 62).