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Recording
Viewfinder Displays
(continued)
•
and
flash while you adjust
manual focus and
and
flash
when you cannot adjust the focus
any farther.
• Details are on pages 36-37.
Lithium Cell (
)
• This indicator appears for a few
seconds when you turn on the cam-
corder and the clock cell is missing or
needs to be replaced.
• Details are on page 17.
Self-Timer, Animation, Time-Lapse,
and Five-Second Recording Indicators
(
15S and
5S )
•
5S appears when you press the
5SEC. REC button for five-second
recording. Details are on page 33.
• The interval time selected for self-
timer or time-lapse recording (
15S,
30S, 1MIN, or 5MIN) appears here.
Details are on pages 48-49 and 52-53.
• The recording time selected for
animation or time-lapse recording
(
1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, or 5S)
appears here. Details are on pages
50-51 and 52-53.
Steady Pix™ Indicator (
)
• Press the STEADY PIX button to turn
Steady Pix on or off.
• The steady pix indicator (
) appears
when Steady Pix is turned on.
• Details are on page 41.
Tape Length (T30)
The tape length (T20, T30, or T40)
selected in the TAPE LENGTH menu
appears here.
• Details are on pages 24-25.
Tape Speed Indicators (SP or SLP)
The tape speed selected with the SP/SLP
button appears here.
•
Details are on page 22.
Time Counter (M0:00:00)
• The time counter appears during
playback. It is not recorded.
• An “M” appears in front of the time
counter when memory-stop is on.
• Details are on page 61.
Time-Remaining Display (5MIN)
The approximate time remaining on the
tape is automatically displayed. The
correct tape length must be set in the
TAPE LENGTH menu.
• Details are on pages 24-25.
Warnings and Information
• LENS COVER briefly flashes to
remind you to open the lens cover.
LENS COVER might flash when the
camcorder is used in dark areas -- even
if the lens cover is open.
• TAPE END appears when the end of
the tape is reached during recording or
a cassette is inserted with its tape
already at the end.
