Sony DSR-PD170 Quick Start Manual page 2

Recording a picture
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed, use the
viewfinder placing your eye against its eyecup.
4
Press START/
STOP. Your
camcorder starts
recording. To stop
recording, press
START/STOP
again.
POWER
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
1
Set the POWER switch to
VCR while pressing the
small green button.
2
Press m to rewind
the tape.
3
Press N to start
playback.
3
Slide OPEN
back in the B
mark direction
to open the
LCD panel.
POWER
REW
PLAY
1
Open the shutter of the
hood with a lens cap.
For more information
about attaching the
hood with a lens cap.
2
Set the POWER switch to
CAMERA while pressing
the small green button.
POWER
If the ND1 or ND2
indicator flashes.
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the LCD panel,
the battery pack, or the microphone.
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