Recording
24
Basic Functions
Recording
Recording Movies
1
Holding the lock button pressed
down, set the
switch to
CAMERA.
2
Move the
/
switch to
(tape).
If necessary, you can change the
recording standard (HDV or DV)
(
36).
3
Press
to begin
recording.
Press
again to pause the
recording.
T
O
REVIEW
THE
LAST
SCENE
RECORDED
1
Set the mode switch to
.
2
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
) to display it.
3
Push the joystick (
) toward
.
• If
does not appear on the joystick
guide, repeatedly push the joystick
(
) toward [NEXT] to display the
joystick guide in the illustration above.
• The camcorder will play back a few
seconds of the last recording made
and return to record pause mode. If the
currently selected recording standard
is different from that of the last
recording, the picture may not be
played back correctly.
W
HEN
YOU
HAVE
FINISHED
RECORDING
1
Close the LCD panel.
2
Turn off the camcorder.
3
Remove the tape.
4
Disconnect the power source and
remove the battery pack.
NOTES
Previous recordings overwritten by a new
recording cannot be recovered. Before you start
recording, search for the end of the last
recording (
30).
To protect the tape and video heads, the
camcorder will enter the stop mode (
) if left in
record pause (
) mode for 4 minutes 30
seconds. To resume recording press
.
When recording in very loud places (such as
fireworks shows or concerts), sound may
Recording
Before You Be gin Recording
Make a test recording first to check if the
camcorder operates correctly. If
necessary, clean the video heads (
94).
(
8)
START/STOP
START/STOP
START/STOP
