Recording - Basics; Recording A Picture - Sony Handycam DCR-TRV730E Operating Instructions Manual

— Recording – Basics —

Recording a picture

Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.
(1) Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs
on its sides and attach the lens cap to the grip
strap.
(2) Install the power source and insert a cassette.
See "Step 1" to "Step 3" for more information
(p. 15 to 25).
(3) Set the 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 OPEN.
The viewfinder automatically turns off.
(5) Press START/STOP. Your camcorder starts
recording. The REC indicator appears on the
screen. The camera recording lamp located on
the 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.
1
4
Camera recording
lamp/
Microphone/
26
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
3
5
2
40min
REC 0:00:01
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