To Use A Tripod; Playback; Recording/Playback; To Check The Remaining Battery (Battery Info) - Sony Handycam DCR-HC21 Operating Manual

• A mirror-image of the subject appears on the
LCD screen, but the picture will be normal
when recorded.
To use a tripod ........................
Attach the tripod (optional: the length of
the screw must be less than 5.5 mm (7/32
inches)) to the tripod receptacle  using a
tripod screw.

Playback

To play back the images with added
special effects.........................
See [P EFFECT] on page 40.

Recording/playback

To check the remaining battery
(Battery Info) ..........................
Set the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG),
then press DISP/BATT INFO . The
battery information appears for about 7
seconds. Keep the button pressed to view it
for about 20 seconds.
Remaining battery (approx.)
BATTERY INFO
BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL
0% 50%
REC TIME AVAILABLE
LCD SCREEN
VIEWFINDER
Recording capacity (approx.)
To turn off the operation confirmation
beep ....................................
See [BEEP] on page 46.
To initialize the settings .............
Press RESET  to initialize all the
settings, including the setting of the date
and time.
100%
: 64 min
: 84 min

Other part names and functions

Speaker

Sounds come out from the speaker.
For how to adjust the volume, see page 21.
•
REC lamp

The REC lamp lights up in red during
recording (p. 47).
Remote sensor

Point the Remote Commander (p. 28)
towards the remote sensor to operate
your camcorder.
Internal stereo microphone

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