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Mastering
the Basics
Playback pause
Press the
aa
(pause) button. To resume normal playback, press it again, or press
the
ee
(play) button. The camcorder automatically goes into stop mode after about
5 minutes’ playback pause.
Fast forward playback
To play back the recording at about 11.5 times normal speed, press and hold the
11
(fast forward) button during normal playback or press and hold the
11
(fast
forward) button during normal fast forward.
Rewind playback
For reverse playback at about 11.5 times normal speed, press and hold the
``
(rewind) button during normal playback or press and hold the
``
(rewind)
button during normal rewind.
Other playback modes
Special playback
Frame Advance
To play back frame by frame, press the
+/ ae button repeatedly during playback
pause.
Press and hold to play back continuous frame
advance.
Frame Reverse
To play back in reverse frame by frame, press
the –/4a button repeatedly during playback
pause.
Press and hold to play back continuous frame reverse.
Slow Forward Playback
To play back at about 1/3 normal speed, press the SLOW M button during normal
playback.
Press the PLAY e button to return to normal playback.
Slow Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at about 1/3 normal speed, press the –/4a button and
then the SLOW M button during normal playback.
Press the PLAY e button to return to normal playback.
REW
PLAY
FF
STOP
PAUSE
SLOW
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