Basic Operation Procedure
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Record
ing
Basic recording can be performed with the
following procedures.
1
Make sure that the necessary devices
are attached to the camcorder and
power is supplied to them.
2
Load the memory card(s).
If you load two cards, recording is continued
by automatically switching to the second
card when the first card becomes full.
3
Open the shutter of the lens hood with
lens cover.
4
Slide the POWER switch to ON while
pressing the green button.
The recording screen is displayed on the
LCD/viewfinder screen.
5
Press the record button
(page 7)
.
The recording lamp lights and recording
begins.
6
To stop recording, press the record
button again.
Recording stops and the camcorder enters
STBY (recording standby) mode.
Adjusting the zoom
To use the power zoom lever
Move the power zoom lever
D
slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
• The minimum distance required between your
camcorder and the subject for focus is about
1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about
80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.
• The focus may not be adjusted at certain zoom
positions if the subject is within 80 cm (about
2 5/8 feet) from your camcorder.
• When “Focus Macro” in “Focus” of Camera
menu is set to “Off,” you cannot focus on a
subject within 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet)
regardless of the zoom position (
page 40
).
• Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom
lever
D
. If you move your finger off the power
zoom lever
D
, the operation sound of the
power zoom lever
D
may also be recorded.
• You can change the zoom speed of the power
zoom lever
D
or the handle zoom lever
A
on
“Setting” in “Speed Zoom” of the Camera menu
(
page 41
).
To use the handle zoom
1.
Set the handle zoom switch
B
to VAR or
FIX.
• When you set the handle zoom switch
B
to VAR, you can zoom in or out at variable
speed.
• When you set the handle zoom switch
B
to FIX, you can zoom in or out at fixed
speed, as set in “Setting” in “Handle
Zoom” of the Camera menu (
page 41
).
2.
Press the handle zoom lever
A
to zoom in or
out.
Recording
Basic Operation Procedure
Close view:
(Telephoto)
Wide view:
(Wide angle)
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