Sony Handycam Vision VideoHi8 CCD- TRV36 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Your camcorder has three modes. These modes enable you to take a series of quick
shots resulting in a lively video.
(1} While pressing OPEN, open the LCD panel.
{2} Set START/STOP MODE to the desired mode.
_. : Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you
press it again (factory setting).
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING i : The camcorder records only while you
press down START/STOP so that you can avoid recording unnecessary scenes.
5SEC: When you press START/STOP, the camcorder records for 5 seconds and
then stops automatically.
{3) Turn STANDBY up to STANDBY and press START/STOP.
Recording starts.
If you selected 5SEC, the tape cotmter disappears and five clots appear. The clots
disappear at a rate of one per second as illustrated below.
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START/STOP
STBY_,,,,, REC'_,,,,• REC _i •
To extend the recording time in 5SEC mode
Press START/STOP again before all the clots disappem. Recording continues for about
5 seconds fl'om the moment you press START/STOP.
Notes on START/STOP mode
• If you have turned off the indicators on the LCD screen, the clots do not appear.
• You cannot use the fhder f\mction in the 5SEC or ANTI GROUND SHOOTING _1
mode.
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