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Rec
or
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Press START/STOP to start recording.
To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
You can magnify images with the power zoom lever. Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
If you close the LCD screen during recording, the camcorder stops recording.
See page 54 on the recordable time of movies.
When a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is created automatically.
You can change the recording media and the image quality (p. 40, 45).
You can change the recording mode of movies (p. 45).
[ STEADYSHOT] is set to [ON] in the default setting.
To adjust the angle of the LCD panel, first open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder (
), and
then adjust the angle (
). If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side (
), you can record
movies/photos in mirror mode.
When you open or close the LCD screen, or adjust the angle, be careful not to press the buttons on the
side of the LCD screen by mistake.
In the default setting, a photo is recorded automatically when the camcorder detects the smile of a person
during movie recording ([SMILE SHUTTER]). An orange frame appears around a face targeted for
possible smile detection shot. You can change the setting in the menu (p. 45).
Power zoom lever
Wide Telephoto
[STBY]
[REC]
90 degrees (max.)
180 degrees (max.)
90 degrees to the camcorder