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START/STOP MODE setting
: Recording starts when you press START/STOP, and stops when you press it again
(factory setting).
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING : The camcorder records only while you press START/
STOP. Use this mode to avoid recording unnecessary
scenes.
5SEC: When you press use this mode to START/STOP, your camcorder records for 5
seconds and then stops automatically.
Notes
•You cannot use the fader function in the 5SEC or mode.
•The time code does not appear in the 5SEC mode.
To extend the recording time in the 5SEC mode
Five dots (rrrrr) appear, and then disappear at a rate of one per second. To extend
the recording time, press START/STOP again before all the dots disappear. Recording
continues for about 5 seconds from the moment you press START/STOP.
Indicators displayed in the recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
Time code (for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system only)
The time code indicates the recording or playback time, “0:00:00” (hours:minutes:
seconds) in CAMERA mode and “0:00:00:00” (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in VTR
mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code.
Your camcorder uses the drop frame mode.
When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system, the tape counter
appears.
0:00:01
40
min
REC
Recording a picture
Format indicator
STANDBY/REC indicator
Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you insert a cassette for a
while.
Remaining battery time indicator
Time code/Tape counter
START/STOP
MODE
5
SEC
ANTI
GROUND
SHOOTING