Shooting - Sony HDR-AS10 Handbook

Shooting

About the b HOLD switch
The b HOLD switch can prevent accidental operation. Slide the b HOLD switch in the direction
of b to lock. To release the lock, slide it in the opposite direction of b.
• Before recording, release the lock.
• If you lock the camera while recording, the recording state will be kept*.
• If you lock the camera after you stop recording, the stopped state will be kept*.
* Release the lock to change the setting.
1 Turn on the power, press the NEXT
button to display [MOVIE] or
[INTVL], then press the REC
START/STOP button.
The REC/access lamp lights up, then
shooting starts.
When the power is already on, press the
NEXT button to display [MOVIE], then
press the REC START/STOP button to start
shooting.
2 Press the REC START/STOP button again to stop shooting.
Note
• If the shooting mode is changed, the mode set when the camera is turned off will be resumed when the
camera is turned on the next time.
z Notes on long-time recording
• When you continue to shoot for a long time, the temperature of the camera rises. If the temperature
reaches above a certain level, shooting stops automatically.
Leave the camera for 10 minutes or longer to allow the temperature inside the camera to decrease to
a safe level.
• Under high ambient temperatures, the temperature of the camera rises quickly.
• When the temperature of the camera rises, the image quality may deteriorate. It is recommended
that you wait until the temperature of the camera drops before continuing to shoot.
• The surface of the camera may get hot. This is not a malfunction.
Display
REC START/STOP button
REC/access lamp
b HOLD switch
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