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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
Refer to the diagrams on the
front
foldout page.
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Exclusive microphone
Omnidirectional condenser microphone for simul-
taneous sound
recording.
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Battery pack release
lever
Pull down to
release
the battery pack.
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1
zoom lens
F/1.4, f
=
8.5 - 51 mm
.
Filter
diameter:
46
mm.
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FOCUS LOCK button
Pressing this button cancels the Auto -focus mode
and fixes the focus.
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SHUTTER
select
button
Pressing this button
switches
the shutter between
its
1 /1000-second ( "S
1000" )
speed
and
1 /60-
second speed.
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DISPLAY ON/OFF button
Press this button when you do not wish
to
record
the
date/time/age
.
This will remove
date/time/age
indications from the viewfinder.
Press again to re-
cord date/time/age
. Date/time/
age
will reappear
in the
viewfinde
r.
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Electronic
viewfinder
For monitoring scene being shot or the playback
picture after
recording.
Several indicators are in-
cluded, as well as the date/time/age or high-speed
shutter if selected.
Battery
warning indicator
Lithium battery
warning
Remaining tape
time
Recording
mode
indicator*
Shutter mode indicator
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BATT
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Condensation warning
Focus lock mode
indicator, low-
contrast
warning
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Auto-focus
detection
zone
indicator
Age
indicator
Time indicator
Date
indicator
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"CASSETTE" appears if no cassette
is loaded,
or
if
cassette with its safety tab
removed
is loaded
.
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Cassette
holder
Insert a
VHS-C video
cassette for recording or
playback.
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Eyepiece
To clean, turn the eyepiece counterclockwise
and
pull to
remove.
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POWER
switch
Slide to turn the power on
.
The indicator
will light.
Slide
again to
switch
off
power.
4D
Control
panel cover
Slide
this cover
the
"CAMERA"
position
while
shooting.
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STOP
butto
n
Press
to engage the
Stop mode
.
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PLAY button
Press to
start
playback
.
G>
REW button
Pressing this
button in the Stop mode rewinds the
tape; pressing it
in the Play mode allows fast play-
back
in reverse (three times normal speed
in
SP
mode, seven times normal speed in EP mode
.)
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FF
button
Pressing th is button
in
the
Stop mode
fast-forwards
the tape; pressing it in the Play
mode allows fast
playback
(three
times normal speed
in
SP
mode,
seven
times normal speed in EP
mode)
.
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DISPLAY
MODE button
Press th
is
button to select the
date/time/age dis-
play and
recording
mode
.
It
cycles through the
modes in the follow
ing
order
:
Date/time/age
display
-
Date/time display
t
t
Auto
Date display
Date/age
display
t
t
Age
display
-
Date display
The
auto-date- record
function
automatically dis-
plays and records
the date
for 5 seconds upon
turning on the power
and beginning
recording.
Be-
fore recording begins, this
mode
is indicated in
the
viewfinder by
auto date
record reserve indication
"AUTO DATE".
4D
DISPLAY SELECT
button
Use
to
select the portion of the
clock or
date
set-
tings
to
be changed. Cycles
through the month,
day, year, hour, minute
and
age settings. To
end
adjustment,
press
once
after select ing
the
birth
date
portion
.
4Ji>
DISPLAY
SET
button
Use
to
set
the
built-in
clock and
date
function
.
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PAUSE button
Press
to
view a still
picture during
playback
or
pause playback.
This
button
can
also
activate
the
rehearsal
function
.
See
page
10.
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