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E
Using the Full
Range of Features
This is useful when you wish to include yourself in the picture when
recording movies or still images to a tape or memory card.
1. Press the
self-timer button on the body of the camcorder
or
the SELF TIMER button on the wireless controller.
• SELF T appears in the display.
• To have the subject monitor recording, rotate the LCD panel 180°
(
29).
2. Press the start/stop button.
• The camcorder starts to record after a 10-second countdown period
(or after 2 seconds when you use the wireless controller). The time
remaining counts down in the display (e.g. “5 SEC”).
• SELF T disappears from the display when recording begins.
• The tally lamp starts flashing.
3. Press the start/stop button to end recording.
2. Press the PHOTO button on the camcorder body or the
wireless controller.
• The camcorder automatically adjusts the focus 2 seconds before the
countdown is complete. The
F
mark flashes white then turns green
after the focus and exposure are set. If you are using the wireless
controller, the
F
mark starts flashing immediately after you press the
PHOTO button.
For stills
For movies
Setting the Self-Timer
(VC
R)
PL
AY
CA
M
R
A
OF
F
1
2, 3
/
/
PHOTO
(VC
R)
PL
AY
CA
M
R
A
OF
F
START
/STOP
SELF TIMER
P
H
O
T
O
2
+
,
+
CAMERA
CARD
CAMERA
TAPE
For stills
For movies
