Basic Operations
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Basic Operations
Camera Recording
Power Standby Mode
Power Standby mode allows you to prevent
accidental recording by locking all
operations except cancelling the mode.
Hold down the STANDBY button for more
than 2 seconds when you pause
recording.
• The screen turns off and the STANDBY
indicator lights up.
Turning on/off the
Backlight
You can see the on-screen display outdoors
on a sunny day or in a location with bright
lighting even when the backlight turns off.
Also, this function is useful when watching
playback on a TV.
Hold down the LCD LAMP button for
more than 2 seconds to turn off the
backlight.
•
H
will flash for 2 seconds, then lights up.
To turn on the backlight
Hold down the LCD LAMP button for
more than 2 seconds.
Note:
• The backlight off mode will cancel when you
close the LCD monitor.
To resume operation
Press the STANDBY button again to
return to the Recording Standby mode.
• It takes about 2 seconds to be able to start
recording.
Notes:
• Power Standby will cancel and the STANDBY
indicator will turn off in these situations below:
— When the camcorder remains in Power
Standby mode for more than 5 minutes
— When the camcorder is set to Playback
mode
— When removing the battery pack
— When removing a cassette
• The camcorder will enter stop mode automati-
cally 5 minutes after setting Power Standby
mode if it remains in Recording Standby mode
after cancelling Power Standby mode.
— When Power Standby mode, for example,
is cancelled after 3 minutes, the
camcorder will enter stop mode if
recording is not started within 2 minutes.
STANDBY indicator
STANDBY button
LCD LAMP button
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