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Recording
LCD Monitor and Viewfinder Displays
Several displays appear on the LCD monitor or 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.
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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.
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 record-
ings a brown-tone like old photo-
graphs.
