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Recording Movie
1
Turn the DVD Video Camera on.
Set the power switch to “ ” to turn the DVD
Video Camera on.
After the ACCESS/PC indicator goes out,
perform the subsequent operation:
2 Check the subject on the screen (viewfinder or
LCD).
If using the viewfinder, pull it out.
3 Press the REC button.
The “m” mark in the viewfinder or on the LCD
screen will change to the “n” mark, and
recording will start.
During recording, the recording indicator on the
front of DVD Video Camera will light.
Pressing REC again during recording will set the
DVD Video Camera to the recording pause
status.
4 When recording is finished, turn the DVD Video
Camera off.
Note:
• See “Check 1” on page 143 when recording movie is not
possible.
• See “Check 4” on page 143 if it takes some time before
recording is possible.
• See “Check 5” on page 144 if the DVD Video Camera
does not operate.
• See page 52 for on-screen information display.
• It is recommended that you use DVD-RAM disc from
which recorded contents can be deleted.
• Sound is recorded from the stereo microphone on the
front of DVD Video Camera: Take care that this
microphone is not blocked.
• You can press the REC button immediately after the DVD
Video Camera enters the recording pause status, but no
further recording can be made while “DISC ACCESS” is
being displayed. Recording will restart after the message
disappear.
• Do not turn power off while message “DISC ACCESS” is
being displayed.
• Take care that power is not interrupted while the
ACCESS/PC indicator is blinking.
• The minimum recordable time of movie is approximately
3 seconds.
• See page 88 for setting of Record LED (recording
indicator) On/Off.
• For various functions available during recording, see
“Setting Up Camera Functions” on page 76.
• Panasonic cannot be responsible for video and audio
that cannot be recorded or edited because of any defect.
• The power switch can be changed over even during
recording, but the operation will not be changed.
• Each time the DVD Video Camera enters the recording
pause status, the counter display will be reset to
“0:00:00”.
• When using DVD-R disc, do not perform the following, or
data on the disc may not be read:
- Using another device, doing additional recording on
DVD-R disc recorded on this DVD Video Camera
- Using this DVD Video Camera, doing additional
recording on DVD-R disc recorded on another device
• It is recommended that you set the LOCK switch to (to
the left) to prevent the power switch in the “ ” position
from accidentally moving to “ ”.
Before You Begin
• Insert a recordable DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc into this DVD Video Camera.
Power switch
Pressing REC once will
start recording;
pressing it once again
will temporarily stop
recording.
ACCESS/PC indicator
REC button
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