Recording; Recording Movies - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV238E Operation Manual

Recording

Recording movies

Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in
"Getting started" (p. 11 - p. 19).
For TRV238E/438E:
Movies will be recorded along with monaural
sound.
For TRV270E/285E:
Movies will be recorded along with stereo
sound.
Camera recording lamp
OPEN REC START/STOP
b Note
• For TRV238E/438E:
The date is automatically recorded for 10 seconds
after you start recording (Auto date function). This
function works only once a day. See page 56 for
details.
z Tip
• Performing Easy Handycam operation, even first
time users can record easily. For details, see page 26.
1
Remove the lens cap. Pull the lens cap
string down and attach it to the grip
belt.
2
3
4
To turn the power off
Slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF.
POWER switch
z Tip
• If you do not use your camcorder for a long time,
remove the cassette and store it.
Indicators displayed during recording
The indicators will not be recorded on the tape.
For
Press OPEN and open the LCD panel.
Slide the POWER switch until the
CAMERA lamp lights up.
Your camcorder is set to the standby mode.
Slide the POWER
switch while
pressing the green
button.
Press REC START/STOP.
Recording starts. [REC] appears on the
LCD screen and the Camera recording lamp
lights up.
Press REC START/STOP again to stop
recording.
TRV238E/438E:
1 2 3
60
min REC
SP
6
4
0:00:00
5
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Recording