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Recording
Battery Level Indicator (
)
•
This indicator shows the amount of
power left in the rechargeable battery.
•
This indicator flashes when the battery
is almost empty.
Cassette Warning
• The
indicator flashes when the
POWER switch is set to CAMERA and
there is no cassette in the camcorder.
• The
indicator flashes when the
POWER switch is set to CAMERA and
the safety tab is set to REC OFF or
removed from the cassette.
Viewfinder Displays
Several displays appear in the viewfinder to aid in the operation of the
camcorder. You can press and hold the MENU/DISPLAY button for more
than one second to remove or display the battery level indicator, tape-
length indicator, and tape-remaining display.
AUTO DATE, Date, Time,
or Date and Time
Display the DATE/TIME DISP. menu
to display AUTO DATE, Date, Time,
or the Date and Time
• These displays are recorded when
they are displayed. If you do not
want to record one of them, select
OFF in the menu.
• Details are on pages 20-21.
P. (Program) AE Button
Special Effect Indicators
•
SEPIA
This indicator appears when you
select
SEPIA to give your
recordings a brown-tone like old
photographs
REC
P AUSE
SEPIA
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