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CAMERA
OFF
VCR
Recording (Filming)
When the [AUTO] Indication appears, you can simply
turn on the Movie Camera and press the Recording
Start/Stop Button to start recording, and the focus and
white balance are adjusted automatically.
≥If the [AUTO] Indication does not appear in the
Viewfinder or on the LCD Monitor, press the [PROG.
AE] Button repeatedly until the [AUTO] Indication
appears.
[PROG. AE] Button
≥Depending on the light source and recording
situation, correct automatic focusing and white
balance adjustment may not be possible. In such
cases, adjust them manually.
Focus: p. 26
White Balance: p. 52
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INFO-
CAMERA
V C R
WINDOW
Title
¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ About the VHS Formats
With this Movie Camera, you can choose one of the
following 3 different formats for recording:
1. VHS : also called "normal" or "conventional
VHS" format
2. S-VHS (Super-VHS) : developed based on the
VHS format but featuring higher resolution and
picture quality
(The [ ] Indication appears.)
3. S-VHS ET (Super-VHS Expansion Technology):
This function allows recording and playback in
S-VHS quality picture on a normal VHS-C
cassette
(The [S-VHS ET] Indication appears.)
(Recording in this format is only possible in the
SP Mode.)
≥When you insert a VHS-C cassette:
If you set [S-VHS ET] on the [OTHER
FUNCTIONS] Sub-Menu to [ON], recording is
performed in the S-VHS ET format, and if you set
[S-VHS ET] to [OFF], recording is performed in the
VHS format. (p. 15)
Procedure
1
Set the [CAMERA/OFF/
VCR] Switch to
[CAMERA] while
1
pressing the button
The [CAMERA] Lamp
lights.
CAMERA
OFF
VCR
1
INFO-
CAMERA
V C R
WINDOW
∫ Index Signals (VISS)
Many VHS VCRs feature the Index Search and
Intro Scan Functions that make it easy to locate
the beginning of scenes marked with index
signals. This Movie Camera automatically records
an index signal in the following cases:
≥Start recording after connecting the AC Adaptor
or attaching the Battery.
≥Start recording after inserting a cassette.
≥Start recording after changing from the VCR
Mode to the Camera Mode.
The [INDEX] Indication flashes
briefly while the Movie Camera
records an index signal.
2
Press the Recording
Start/Stop Button.
Recording starts and the
.
[%] Indication and the
[REC] Indication appear.
([REC] means Recording.)
RECORD
REC
%
%
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