Basic Shooting
Making your First Recording
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Please make these preparations before shooting.
■ Have you connected a power source?
(Battery Pack or AC Power Adapter)
■ Did you set power switch to CAMERA position?
■ Have you inserted a cassette? (see page 22)
■ Open the LCD monitor and make sure that STANDBY is displayed in the OSD.
(if the red tab of the cassette is closed, STANDBY will not be displayed)
■ Did you open the LENS CAP?
■ Make sure the image you want to shoot appears in the LCD monitor.
■ Make sure the battery level indicates that there is enough remaining power for shooting. (see page 21)
■ We recommend that beginners, who are using the camcorder for the first time, switch the EASY mode on.
a. To start shooting, press the red START/STOP button.
Shooting starts and REC should be displayed on the LCD.
REC
X:XX:XX
CAMERA
BATTERY
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