Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

To record from a low-angle
Use the REC START STOP bntton on the
handle after releasing the HOLD lever.
To view the pictnre during recording, face the
LCD panel or the viewfinder upward, or face
the LCD screen down, then close and restore the
LCD panel to the original position with the LCD
screen facing out.
HOLD lever
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Indicatorsdisplayedduringrecording
The indicators will not be recorded on the tape.
Date/time and the camera settings data (p. 44)
will not be displayed during recording.
[] Recording format
(HDVl080i orDV)
Recording mode (SP or LP) is also
displayed in the DV format.
[] Remaining battery
The indicated time may not be correct,
depending on the environment where you
are using your camcorder. When you open
or close the LCD panel, it takes about
1 minute to display the correct remaining
battery time.
[] Recording status ([STBY] (standby) or
[REC] (recording))
[] Time code or tape counter (hour:
minute: second)
The time code of this camcorder utilizes the
drop-frame system.
[] Recording capacity of the tape (p. 64)
[] Microphone volume level (p. 36)
[] Center marker (p. 55)
The center marker appears at the center of
the screen when [(:ENTER MARKR] on
the _;j (CAMERA SET) menu is set to
[ON]. It helps composing pictures on the
screen.
[] ND filter
If [ND 1 ] or [ND2] flashes on the screen,
activate the ND filter (p. 30).
0 Note
• Betbre changing the butte! 7 pack set the POWER
switch to OFF (CHG).
• When the camcorder is left in recording standby tbr
more than about 5 minutes, your camcorder exits the
recording standby mode (the dnun stops rotating) to
prevent tape wear and batte! 7 loss Since the power
does not turn of£ you can restart recording by
pressing REC START/STOP again. It takes some
time to restart recording, but this not a malfimction.
"_° Tip
• You can record the color bars on a tape If you record
movies including the color bars, you can adjust the
color while obse!5,ing the color bars when you are
viewing the pictures on a TV or monitor. To display
the color bars, press BARS Press BARS again to
hide the color bars.
• To ensure smooth transition on a tape from the last
recorded scene to the next, note the following.
Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be
recorded continuously without a break even when
you ttml _lle power oft)
Do not record pictmes in the HDV fmmat and the
DV format on the stone tape
Do not record pictmes in SP mode and LP mode on
the same tape.
DV
Avoid stopping then lecording a movie in the LP
mode
DV
• The lecording time, date and the camera settings
data are recorded automatically on the tape without
being displayed on the screen. You can view this
information chn-ing playback by pressing DATA
CODE (p. 44)
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