Sony CCD-FX420 Primary User Manual - Page 14

Record

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Chapter 2: Basic Camera Operation How to Record Before you record one-time events, make a trial recording to make sure that your camcorder is working properly. Keep the lens clean, or the focus cannot be adjusted properly. It is very easy to start recording scenes. 3 4 1 Hold the camcorder by putting your hand through the grip belt so that your thumb can easily press the red START/STOP button. 2 By pressing the release on the lens cap, remove and attach it to the grip belt. ) Press 1 o 3 0 co 0 o e • .. 7 immemiss• 3 Press the small green button on the POWER switch and slide the POWER switch to CAMERA. This puts the camcorder in the camera • recording mode. 4 Set the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) switch to the green position. I'lllir l ::u::i1111 rq. . t4.1oF %Ir'ilk • OWE' Ci ) 5 Set the STANDBY switch up. . • MY "STBY" appears in the viewfinder. Now, • you can see through the viewfinder. STARTI STOP 6 Press START/STOP (red button) once. The camera is recording when the word "REC" appears on the viewfinder screen and the red lamp lights in the viewfinder. You can also confirm the start of recording with beep sound when you have the BEEP switch turned on. . • START i STOP REC eo red lamp In the viewfinder you can see a black and white picture of what you are recording and information that indicates what the camcorder is now doing. 14 Basic Camera Operation

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Chapter
2:
Basic
Camera
Operation
How
to
Record
Before
you
record
one-time
events,
make
a
trial
recording
to
make
sure
that
your
camcorder
is
working
properly.
Keep
the
lens
clean,
or
the
focus
cannot
be
adjusted
properly.
It
is
very
easy
to
start
recording
scenes.
3
4
1
Hold
the
camcorder
by
putting
your
hand
through
the
grip
belt
so
that
)
your
thumb
can
easily press
the
red
START/STOP
button.
1
o
3
0
co
0
o
e
2
By
pressing
the
release
on
the
lens
cap,
remove
and
attach
it
to
the
grip
belt.
Press
..
7
immemiss•
3
Press
the
small
green
button
on
the
POWER
switch
and
slide
the
POWER
I'lll
ir
l
::::1111
switch
to
CAMERA.
ui
rq.
.
t4.1oF
%Ir‘ilk
This
puts
the
camcorder
in
the
camera
OWE'
recording
mode.
4
Set
the
PROGRAM
AE
(Auto
Exposure)
switch
to
the
green
position.
Ci
)
5
Set
the
STANDBY
switch
up.
.
"STBY"
appears
in
the
viewfinder.
Now,
you
can
see
through
the
viewfinder.
START
I
STOP
MY
6
Press
START/STOP
(red
button)
once.
The
camera
is
recording
when
the
word
.
"REC"
appears
on
the
viewfinder
screen
and
the
red
lamp
lights
in
the
viewfinder.
REC
You
can
also
confirm
the
start
of
recording
START
i
STOP
with
beep
sound
when
you
have
the
BEEP
eo
red
lamp
switch
turned
on.
In
the
viewfinder
you
can
see
a
black
and
white
picture
of
what
you
are
recording
and
information
that
indicates
what
the
camcorder
is
now
doing.
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Basic
Camera
Operation