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-- Recording - Basics --
Recording
a picture
Your camcorder automatically focuses %1" you.
(1) Remove tile lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides and attach tile lens
cap to the grip strap.
(2) Install the power source and insert a cassette. See "Step 1" and "Step 2" for
more infiarmation
(p.
10 to 15).
(3) Set tile POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button.
Your camcorder is set to the standby mode.
(4) Open the LCD panel while pressing ()PEN. The viewfinder automatically
turns off.
(5) Press START/STOP.
Your camcorder starts recording. The REC indicator
appears. Tile camera recording lamp located on tile front of your camcorder
lights up. To stop recording, press START/STOP
again.
The recording lamp lights up in the viewfinder when you record with the
viewfinder.
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Notes
• Fasten the grip strap
fi]mly.
• Do not touch the built in microphone
during
recording.
Note on Recording mode
Your camcorder records and plays back in the SP (standard play) mode and in the LP
(long play) *node. Select SP or LP in tbe menu settings (p 64). In the LP *node, you can
record 1.5 times as long as in the SP mode. When you record a tape in the LP mode on
your camcorder, we recommend that you play back the tape on your camcorder.
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