Sony Handycam DCR-TRV40E Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Recording a picture
1
Remove the lens cap.
3
Press OPEN to
open the LCD
panel.
The picture
appears on the
screen.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed,
use the viewfinder with your eye
against the eyecup.
Adjust the viewfinder lens to
your eyesight (p. 42).
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the date
and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 30).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 55)
1
Set the POWER switch
to VCR while pressing
the small green button.
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the flash,
the LCD panel or the battery pack.
(p. 37)
4
Press START/STOP. Your
camcorder starts recording. To
stop recording, press START/
STOP again.
2
Press m to rewind the tape.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY/
NETWORK
3
Press N to start playback.
2
Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY/
NETWORK
REW
PLAY
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