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Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the
date and time
1
Open the LCD panel.
Your camcorder turns on.
To turn on your camcorder when the
LCD panel is opened, close it and open
it again, or press POWER with the LCD
panel opened.
To adjust the LCD panel, open the LCD
panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (
1
),
then rotate it to the best angle to record
or play (
2
). You can rotate the LCD
panel 270 degrees to the lens side (
2
)
to record in mirror mode.
2
Slide the
(Movie)/
(Still)
select switch repeatedly in the
direction of the arrow until the
respective lamp lights up.
(Movie):
To record movies
(Still):
To record still images
Go to step
when you turn on your
camcorder for the first time.
• When you turn on
(Still) lamp, the
screen aspect ratio is changed to 4:3
automatically (the default setting).
When using the camcorder for
the first time, the [CLOCK
SET] screen appears on the
LCD screen.
Touch the button on the LCD screen.
(Movie) /
(Still)
select switch
(HOME)
POWER button
1
90 degrees
to the
camcorder
2
270 degrees (max.)
