Sony CCD-FX420 Primary User Manual - Page 27

Re-recording

on

a

Previously

Recorded

Portion

(EDITSEARCH)

You

can

reshoot

a

scene

over

the

last

recorded

portion

using

EDITSEARCH.

The

previously

recorded

portion

will

be

erased.

1

Set

the

STANDBY

switch

up.

..'

.o

-

v

START/STOP

2

Look

in

the

viewfinder

and

find

the

point

from

where

you

want

to

begin

recording

by:

Keep

pressing

the

+

side

of

EDITSEARCH

continuously

to

advance

the

picture

at

a

normal

playback

speed,

or

the

—

side

to

reverse

the

picture.

I

(

o

lj

+

EDITSEARCH-0

3

At

the

desired

point,

release

EDITSEARCH.

4

Press

START/STOP.

Recording

begins

from

the

point

you

released

EDITSEARCH.

A

smooth

transition

between

scenes

can

be

made

after

the

pre-recorded

portion

even

if

STANDBY

is

turned

down

and

turned

up,

or

even

if

the

power

is

turned

off

and

on

again,

provided

that

the

tape

is

not

removed.

.

..

1

START/STOP

To

pause

recording

Press

START/STOP

again.

To

stop

recording

Set

the

STANDBY

switch

down.

Helpful

Hints

for

Recording

If

the

tape

reaches

near

the

end

during

recording

The

MI

indicator

and

the

red

lamp

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

camera

recording/battery

lamp

on

the

camcorder

blink

slowly.

When

the

tape

reaches

its

end,

blinking becomes

rapid

and

beeps

sound

for

about

five

seconds

(if

BEEP

is

set

to

ON).

Notes

on

recording

•

To

record

from

the

beginning

of

the

tape,

run

the

beginning

of

the

tape

for

about

15

seconds

before

recording.

This

will

avoid

missing

the

starting

point

when

the

tape

is

played

back.

•

When

moving

from

indoors

to

outdoors,

or

vice

versa,

turn

STANDBY

up

and

point

the

camcorder

at

a

white

object

for

about

10

seconds

so

that

the

white

balance

is

properly

adjusted.

Note

on

standby

mode

If

you

leave

the

camcorder

in

the

standby

mode

for

5

minutes

or

more,

the

camcorder

will

be

automatically

turned

off.

To

resume

the

standby

mode,

turn

STANDBY

down

and

turn

it

up

again.

To

start

recording,

press

START/STOP

directly.

Note

on

light

sources

If

you

are

shooting

a

subject

in

bright

conditions

just

after

shooting

in

a

dark

place,

the

picture

may

not

appear

in

the

viewfinder.

In

this

case,

point

the

camcorder

in

the

other

direction.

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