Sony DCR-TRV40E Camcorder User Manual


 
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Quick Start Guide
Recording a picture (p. 37)
Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD
screen (p. 55)
When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the date
and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 30).
NOTE
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the flash,
the LCD panel or the battery pack.
PLAY
VCR
MEMORY/
NETWORK
CAMERA
OFF(CHG)
PO
W
ER
REW
1Set the POWER switch
to VCR while pressing
the small green button.
2Press m to rewind the tape.
3Press N to start playback.
VCR
MEMORY/
NETWORK
CAMERA
OFF(CHG)
P
O
W
E
R
1Remove the lens cap.
3Press OPEN to
open the LCD
panel.
The picture
appears on the
screen.
2Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.
4Press START/STOP. Your
camcorder starts recording. To
stop recording, press START/
STOP again.
Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed,
use the viewfinder with your eye
against the eyecup.
Adjust the viewfinder lens to
your eyesight (p. 42).