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Recording
Camera Edit Feature
The camera edit feature allows you to
position the tape when the camcorder is
in record-pause. Set POWER switch to
CAMERA AUTO or CAMERA MAN.
• Press and hold SEARCH R
to visually search the recorded tape
in reverse.
• Press and hold SEARCH F
to visually search forward on the
recorded tape.
Release the button to return the cam-
corder to record-pause at that point on
the tape. Press the thumb trigger to start
recording at this point.
Flying Erase Head
A separate erase head is mounted on
the spinning headwheel (hence the term
“flying”). This allows you to make clean
edits without the “glitches” or “rainbow
noise” that might occur at the beginning
or the end of recordings.
MENU/DISPLAY Button
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.
Five-Second Record Feature
The five-second record feature allows you
to record for five seconds providing short
scene transitions.
1. Set POWER switch to CAMERA AUTO
or CAMERA MAN.
2. Make sure the SP/SLP switch is set to
SP. Press and hold to change.
3. Press 5SEC. REC to display
5S in
the viewfinder.
4. Press the thumb trigger to start
recording. The camcorder records for
five seconds and enters record-pause.
To Turn Off the Five-Second Record
Mode
1. Press the 5SEC. REC button to
remove
5S from the viewfinder.
Tally Light
The tally light lights when the camcorder
is recording. The tally light flashes during
self-timer and time-lapse recording.
The tally light must be set to ON in the
TALLY LAMP menu. See page 54 for
details.
Quick Review Feature
Press and release SEARCH R
when the
camcorder is in record-pause to review
the last few seconds of a recording. The
POWER switch must be set to CAMERA
AUTO or CAMERA MAN.
The camcorder plays back the last few
seconds of the recording, returns the tape
to its previous position, and returns to
record-pause.
