Recording - Basics; Recording A Picture - Sony Handycam DCR-TRV40E Operating Instructions Manual

— Recording – Basics —

Recording a picture

Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.
(1) Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs
on its sides and pull the lens cap string to fix
it.
(2) Prepare the power supply and insert a
cassette. See "Step 1" to "Step 3" for more
information (p. 24 to 34).
(3) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while
pressing the small green button. This sets
your camcorder to the standby.
(4) Press OPEN to open the LCD panel. The
viewfinder automatically turns off.
(5) Press START/STOP. Your camcorder starts
recording. The REC indicator appears. The
camera recording lamp located on the front of
your camcorder lights up. To stop recording,
press START/STOP again.
3 LOCK switch/
4
2
5
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY/
NETWORK
40min
REC 0:00:01
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1
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Microphone/
Camera recording
lamp/
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