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Press START/STOP (z).
Your camcorder starts recording. The REC indicator appears on the LCD
display. The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder
lights up. To stop recording, press START/STOP again.

Notes
•Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.
•When the Access/Open lamp lights in red, data is being recorded on the disc. Take

note of the following when data is being recorded, or the data or the disc may be
damaged.

– Do not shock or vibrate the camcorder.
– Do not turn the power off.
– Do not remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor.
– Do not open the disc cover.

•The time to access the disc for recording may vary depending on the type of movies.
•There may be time difference between the point when you press START/STOP and

the actual point that the recording stops.

Tip
If you leave your camcorder powered by battery pack for 5 minutes while a disc is
inserted, your camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to
prevent battery wear. Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) once, then set to ON, and
your camcorder is set to a standby mode. You can cancel the automatic power-off by
setting the 

 (SETUP MENU) – [A. SHUT OFF] menu item to [NEVER] in the SETUP

display.

Eject the disc (page 27).

Turn the power off by sliding the POWER switch downward while pressing
the green button.

Close the LCD screen.

Remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor.

VIDEO

REC 0:00:01

-R

0:00:01

[30min]

40min

REC

JAN   1  2003

11:23:45

AM

VIDEO

-R

These indicators are not recorded on discs.

Notes
•The remaining battery time indicator shows the approximate continuous recording

time remaining. The indicator may not be displayed accurately, depending on the
conditions under which you are recording. When you close the LCD screen and open
it again, it takes about 1 minute for the correct remaining battery time in minutes to be
displayed.

•The recording data (date/time or various settings in effect when shooting) are not

displayed while recording. However, they are recorded automatically onto the disc.
To display the recording data, press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander during
playback (page 58).

Recording mode (page 33)

Date and time
The date and time are displayed about 5 seconds
after the power is turned on.

Remaining battery time (page 18)

Remaining time
This appears after you insert a disc for 8 seconds.

Disc type (page 6)

Recording format (page 7)

Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom sparingly results in better-looking recordings.
W: For wide-angle (subject appears farther away)

T : For telephoto (subject appears closer)

×

Zoom greater than 10

×

 is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20 

×

 or 120 

×.

The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the “T”
side.
To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in [D ZOOM] in the SETUP
display (page 110). The digital zoom is set to [OFF] as the default setting.

Note
You cannot use the digital zoom to shoot still images.

Tip
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the “W” side until the
focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch)
away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)
away in the wide-angle position.

T

W

The right side of the bar shows
the digital zooming zone.
The digital zooming zone
appears when you select the
digital zoom power in the
SETUP display.

Your camcorder records and plays back in the HQ (high quality) mode, SP (standard
play) mode, and the LP (long play) mode. Your camcorder is set to SP mode as the
default setting.

Set the mode dial to 

 (Movie).

Press SETUP.

Select 

 (DISC SET) with v/V, then press ENTER.

Select [REC MODE] with v/V, then press ENTER.
The remaining time differs depending on the recording mode.

Select the desired recording mode with v/V, then press ENTER.

HQ

20 minutes

High quality

SP

30 minutes

Standard play

LP

60 minutes

Long play

* • The numbers are for the reference.

• The picture quality generally improves as the recording time decreases.
• The table shows approximate recording time and the above numbers apply to

a single-sided disc, and it will be doubled for a double-sided disc.

Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.

Notes
•You can record for a longer time in the LP mode, but the recording mode is degraded

compared with the SP mode, and block noise may appear in scenes with quick
movement.

•Recording time may shorten depending on the type of images you are shooting.

[ SETUP ] : END

REC MODE
FORMAT
FINALIZE

SP

REMAIN

DISC TITLE

RETURN

UNFINALIZE

DISC SET

[30min]

[ SETUP ] : END

PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
D EFFECT

AUTO SHTR

WHT BAL

MANUAL SET

[ SETUP ] : END

REC MODE
FORMAT
FINALIZE

HQ
SP
LP

REMAIN

[30min]

DISC TITLE

RETURN

UNFINALIZE

DISC SET