Recording; Recording Movies - Sony HVR-Z1E Operating Instructions Manual

Recording

Recording movies

You can record movies in HDV, DVCAM,
and DV formats, in addition to either 50i or
60i system.
Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in
"Getting started" (p. 10 - p. 19).
Movies will be recorded along with stereo
sound.
Format lamps
Camera recording
lamp
1
Open the shutter of the lens hood.
2
Open the LCD panel and adjust the
angle.
Camera recording lamp
POWER switch and
REC START/STOP
3
While pressing the green button, set
the POWER switch to CAMERA.
appears on the LCD screen.
The HDV format lamp lights up and your
camcorder is set to recording standby after
a while.
Your camcorder is set to record using the
1080/50i specification of the HDV format
in the default setting.
To record using the 1080/60i specification
(NTSC system), see "To record using the
1080/60i specification (NTSC system)"
below.
To record in the DVCAM/DV format, see
"To record in the DVCAM/DV format"
below.
4
Press REC START/STOP.
Recording starts. [REC] appears on the
LCD screen and the Camera recording
lamps light up.
Press REC START/STOP again to stop
recording.
To record using the 1080/60i
specification (NTSC system)
Change the setting of [50i/60i SEL] on the
(OTHERS) menu (p. 83).
Recording in DVCAM/DV will be done also
using the 60i (NTSC) system.
To record in the DVCAM/DV format
To record in the DVCAM format
On the (IN/OUT REC) menu, set [REC
FORMAT] to [DV], and [
[DVCAM] (p. 72).
When the menu screen is turned off,
appears on the LCD screen, the DVCAM format
lamp lights up, and your camcorder is set to
recording standby.
REC MODE] to
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Recording