CAMCORDER OPERATION
Using the stand-by switch
When the
POWER
switch is set to
"CAMERA",
the
stand-by switch is used as follows:
A:
"STANDBY"
position:
For recording; press the
REC START/STOP
button to
start recording or to go into recording pause mode.
8:
"POWER SAVE"
position:
When not recording momentarily; the power to the
viewfinder is cut in order to save the battery pack
charge.
Setting the recording tape speed mode
When the camcorder is turned on, the SP mode (high
quality recording) is set automatically. No tape speed
mode display indicates that the S P mode is selected.
The tape speed cannot be modified while recording.
A:
To set the tape speed to L P mode, the longest
recording duration (double the standard recording
duration), press the
SP/LP
button for about two
seconds.
If the camcorder is turned off and on again (with the
POWER
switch) the tape speed mode is automatically
reset to S P mode.
B:
To set the tape speed to S P mode, for high quality
recording, press the
SP/LP
button for about two
seconds.
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Recording the date and time
The date and time will be recorded on the tape as
displayed in the viewfinder. The date and time will not be
displayed if they have not been set. (See pages 13 and
14.}
Press the
DATE
button to select the desired display
mode, as shown below.
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DATE
DATE
DATE
DATE
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Recording review
If the camcorder is in recording pause mode, press and
release the
SCENE SEARCH(-)
button once to review, in
the viewfinder, the last few seconds of the recording.
Then, the camcorder will automatically return to recording
pause mode at the exact point where it previously was.
�Note:
Do not hold the
SCENE SEARCH(-)
button as
SP/LP
DATE
the camcorder will go into scene search mode.
