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Note
To shoot movies/still images correctly, note the following:
– Hold your camcorder correctly.
– Do not shock or vibrate your camcorder during shooting.
– Do not scratch, put the fingerprint on, or get the disc dirty.

Note
Do not pick up your camcorder by the viewfinder, the LCD screen, or the battery pack.

       Viewfinder

   LCD screen

                Battery pack

Hold your camcorder with your fingers
inserted through the grip belt.

Fasten the grip belt firmly following the
illustration below.

Attach the lens cap to the metal fittings of
the grip belt, as illustrated below, using the
strap.

Perform “Getting Started” from step 1 to 5 beforehand (page 15).
The following operation is common with VIDEO mode and VR mode.

Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on the sides of the cap.

Install the battery pack or connect the AC adaptor (page 15).

Open the LCD screen.
The image is not displayed in the viewfinder when the LCD screen opens.

Set the mode dial to 

 (Movie).

Turn the power on by pressing the POWER button for a few seconds.

Insert a disc (page 26).
This sets your camcorder to standby.

STBY0:00:00

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VIDEO

Recording
lamp

Press START/STOP (z).
Your camcorder starts recording. [REC] 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.

You  can operate start/stop with the REC START/STOP button on the LCD screen.
This is useful when you shoot movies from a low angle.

Remove the disc (page 27).

Turn the power off by pressing the POWER button for a few seconds again.

Close the LCD screen.

Remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor.

Notes
•Make sure that  the lens cap strap is not caught into the disc cover when you insert or

remove a disc.

•Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.
•When the ACCESS lamp lights on, 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 apply shock or shake 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 writing time to the disc for recording may vary depending on the recording mode

(page 33).

•There may be time difference between the point when you press START/STOP and

the actual point that the recording starts/stops.

•Make sure the POWER/CHG lamp is off when you remove the power source.

Tip
If you leave your camcorder powered by the battery pack for 5 minutes, your
camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to prevent battery
wear. Turn the power on again by pressing the POWER button for a few seconds. You
can cancel the automatic power-off by setting the 

 (SETUP MENU) – [A. SHUT OFF]

menu item to [NEVER] in the SETUP display.

VIDEO

REC 0:00:01

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0:00:01

[30min]

40min

REC

  1   1  2004

11:23:45

VIDEO

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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 may take some time 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 59).

Recording mode (page 32)

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)