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Basic Shooting and Playback
Basic Shooting and Playback
This chapter covers how to easily record video and photos in
mode, play them back, and how to use other basic func-
tions. To enjoy full access to menus and more advanced func-
tions, refer to
Advanced Shooting
(
A
59) and
Advanced
Playback and Editing
(
A
89).
Basic Recording
Shooting Video
With
mode, you can take great-looking videos by letting the cam-
corder automatically adjust settings based on the recording situation.
Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
•
Before you begin recording,
make a test recording first to check that
the camcorder is operating correctly.
1 Open the LCD panel to turn
on the camcorder.
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By
default, movies are
recorded in the built-in
memory. You can select the
memory that will be used to
record movies (
A
• You can also press
.
2 Slide the lens cover switch
down.
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