Recording A Picture On The Tape - Sony DCR-TRV38E Service Manual

Recording a picture on the tape

1
Remove the lens cap.
3
Press OPEN
to open the
LCD panel.
The picture
appears on
the screen.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed, use the
viewfinder with your eye against the eyecup.
Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight
(p. 31).
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the date
and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 21).
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen
(p. 38)
1
Set the POWER
switch to VCR
while pressing the
small green button.
Do not pick up your camcorder
by holding parts as illustrated.
4
Press START/STOP. Your
camcorder starts recording. To
stop recording, press START/
STOP again.
2
Press
rewind the tape.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY/
3
NETWORK
Press
start playback.
Note
When using the touch panel, press
operation buttons lightly with your
finger or the supplied stylus (DCR-
TRV39 only) supporting the LCD panel
from the back side of it. Do not press
the LCD screen with sharp objects other
than the supplied stylus (DCR-TRV39
only).
Viewfinder LCD panel
(p. 26)
2
Set the POWER switch
to CAMERA while
pressing the small
green button.
VCR
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY/
NETWORK
of the touch panel to
of the touch panel to
Battery pack
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