16 EN
25
min
90 min
89 min
3 min
2 min
1 min0 min
min
180°
90°
BRIGHT
VIDEO RECORDING
Power lamp
Tally lamp (lights while
recording is in progress)
Lock Button
Recording Start/Stop Button
Tape remaining
time indicator
(Approximate)
(Now calculating)
(Blinking) (Blinking) (Blinking)
Display
MENU/BRIGHT Wheel
Power Switch
PUSH OPEN
Button
Basic Recording
NOTE:
You should already have performed the procedures listed
below. If not, do so before continuing.
●
Power (
੬
pg. 8)
●
Grip Adjustment (
੬
pg. 10)
●
Viewfinder Adjustment (
੬
pg. 10)
●
Load A Cassette (
੬
pg. 12)
●
Recording Mode Setting (
੬
pg. 13)
1
Press in the tabs on the lens cap to remove it.
Press PUSH OPEN, open the LCD monitor and set
the VIDEO/DSC Switch to “VIDEO”.
2
Set the Power Switch to “ ” or “ ” while pressing
down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor:
Make sure
the LCD monitor is fully open. Tilt it upward/
downward for best viewability.
Shooting while using the viewfinder:
Close the LCD
monitor.
•The power lamp lights and the camcorder enters the
Record-Standby mode. “PAUSE” is displayed.
3
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. “ ”
appears while recording is in progress.
To Stop Recording . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The camcorder
re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display
.... rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel until the bright level
indicator on the display moves and the appropriate
brightness is reached.
NOTES:
●
If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the
camcorder’s power shuts off automatically. To turn the
camcorder on again, set the Power Switch to “OFF”,
then back to “ ” or “ ”.
●
The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD
monitor and the viewfinder. It will appear in the
viewfinder when the LCD monitor is in the lock
position, and it will appear on the LCD monitor when
fully extended.
●
When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes
on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may
occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to
“Recording from the middle of a tape” (
੬
pg. 20).
●
To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,
੬
pg. 46, 48.
VIDEO/DSC Switch
During
shooting
For other notes, ੬ pg. 71