Recording
36 Chapter 3
Recording Details
1. Remove the lens cap.
2. Set the Power switch to
A
or
M
(automatic
record or manual record mode). (The POWER
indicator comes on.)
3. Adjust the viewfinder.
4. Press and release the Recording Start/Stop
button to start recording. (
REC
appears in the
viewfinder (but won’t be recorded.))
5. When finished recording, press and release the
Recording Start/Stop button again to stop
recording. The camcorder is now in the record-
pause mode. (PAUSE appears in the viewfinder.)
Notes:
• If the Record-Standby mode continues
for 5 minutes without performing Zoom
or any other operations, the camcorder’s
power shuts off automatically. Set the
Power switch to OFF, and then back to
A
or
M
to turn the camcorder on again.
• If you are recording on a tape from the
middle (such as when a tape is removed
and reinserted during recording), use the
Retake function (see page 38) to find the
end of the last recording so you do not
erase any of it.
• To remove the icons from the
camcorder’s display during recording, see
page 58.
CHARGE
STOP R RETAKE F
COUNTER R/M
FADE/W
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DIGIFECT
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REFRESH
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