8
First-Time Operation
REW
Button
POWER
Switch
Thumb
Trigger
Power Indicator
STOP
Button
PLAY/PAUSE
Button
10. Start and stop recording.
• Place the
POWER
switch in
CAMERA AUTO
.
• Press and release the thumb trigger
to start recording.
REC
appears in
the viewfinder while the camcorder
is recording.
• Press and release the thumb trigger
again to stop recording. The
camcorder is now in the record-
pause mode.
PAUSE
appears in
the viewfinder.
11. Play back what you have
recorded.
• Set the
POWER
switch to
VCR
.
• Press
REW
to rewind the tape.
• Press
PLAY/PAUSE
to play back
the tape.
• Press
STOP
when you are finished
playing back the tape.
•
Details on viewfinder playback are
on page 55.
12. Set the
POWER
switch to
OFF
to turn off the
camcorder.
The power
indicator turns off.
13. Close the lens cover.
LENS
COVER
Control
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