Sony HANDYCAM DCR-SX45 Operating Manual page 23

Recording movies
Press START/STOP to start recording.
You can start recording also by touching
To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
You can stop recording also by touching
The icons and indicators on the LCD panel will be displayed for about 3 seconds, then disappear after
turning on your camcorder or switching the recording (movie/photo)/playback modes. To display the
icons and indicators again, touch anywhere on the screen except the rec & zoom buttons on the LCD.
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Notes
If you close the LCD screen while recording movies, the camcorder stops recording.
The maximum continuous recordable time of movies is about 13 hours.
When a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is created automatically.
It will take several seconds until you can start recording after you turn on the camcorder. You cannot
operate your camcorder during this time.
The following states will be indicated if data is still being written onto the recording media after recording
has finished. During this time, do not apply shock or vibration to the camcorder, or remove the battery or
AC Adaptor.
Access lamp (p. 21) is lit or flashing
The media icon in the upper right of the LCD screen is flashing
in the bottom left of the LCD screen.
START/STOP button
in the bottom left of LCD screen.
Rec & zoom buttons on LCD
about 3sec
after
[STBY] ‚ [REC]
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