Recording - Basics; Recording A Picture - Sony DCR-IP5/IP7BT Operating Instructions Manual

— Recording – Basics —

Recording a picture

Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.
(1) Remove the lens cap and pull the lens cap string to fix it.
(2) Install the power source. See "Step 1 Preparing the power supply" for more
information (p. 18).
(3) Insert a cassette. See "Step 3 Inserting a cassette" for more information (p. 27).
(4) Press OPEN, then open the LCD panel.
(5) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. The CAMERA lamp lights up and your
camcorder is set to the standby mode.
(6) Press START/STOP. The STBY indicator flashes. Then, the REC indicator
appears instead and the camcorder starts recording. The camera recording
lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up. To stop recording, press
START/STOP again.
5
POWER
CAMERA
MEMORY/ (CHG)
NETWORK
OFF
VCR
ON
MODE
6
START/STOP
After recording
(1) Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).
(2) Close the LCD panel.
(3) Eject the cassette.
(4) Remove the power source.
Microphone
4
3
40min REC 0:00:01
1
2
Camera recording
lamp
29