Sony CCD-FX710 Primary User Manual - Page 8

Chapter

2:

Basic

Operation

Camera

Recording

This

section

describes

the

basic

procedure

for

recording.

Make

sure

that

a

battery

pack

(see

page

6)

or

any

other

power

source

(see

page

22)

is

attached.

Before

you record

one-time

events,

you

may

want

to

make

a

trial

recording

to

make

sure

that

the

camcorder

is

working

perfectly.

Keep

the

lens

clean

or

the

focus

cannot

be

adjusted

properly.

2

5

4

6,7

1

Hold

the

camcorder

by

putting

your

hand

through

the

grip

strap

and

adjust

its

length

so

that

your

thumb

can

easily

press

the

red

START/

STOP

button.

a

,

2

Slide

Hial

AUTO/OFF

to

AUTO.

If

you

want

to

record

in

the

standard

8

mm

system,

Hi

D

l

set

to

OFF.

Otherwise.

set

to

AUTO.

For

details,

see

AUTOCWOFF

page

48.

3

Remove

the

lens

cap

and

attach

It

to

the

grip

strap.

4

While

pressing

the

small

green

button

on

the

POWER

switch,

slide

it

to

CAMERA.

p2M.OFFL

are

I

This

puts

the

camcorder

in

camera

recording

mode.

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5

Set

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

to

the

green

position.

lAUTO

LOCK)

This

switches

all

the

camera

functions

automatic

(i.e.

autofocus,

auto

exposure,

auto

white

balance

and

set

the

shutter

speed

to

normal

(l/so

seconds)).

6

Turn

the

STANDBY

switch

up.

"STBY"

appears

in

the

viewfinder.

Now,

you

can

see

a

picture

through

the

viewfinder.

ST.

In

the

viewfinder

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Basic

Operation

7

Press

START/STOP

once.

The

camera

is

recording

when

"REC" appears

and

the

red

lamp

lights

up

in

the

viewfinder.

You

can

also

confirm

the

recording

start

with

the

beep

sound

when

BEEP

is

set

to

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

doing.

In

the

viewfinde

REC

red

lamp

To

stop

recording

momentarily

Press

START/STOP

again.

"STBY"

appears

in

the

viewfinder.

The

camcorder

beeps

twice

when

BEEP

is

set

to

ON.

When

you

have

finished

recording

Turn

STANDBY

down,

set

POWER

to

OFF

and

put

on

the

lens

cap.

Ejecting

the

tape

Make

sure

that

the

power

source

is

attached.

1

While

pressing

the

small

blue

button

on

the

EJECT

knob,

slide

the

knob

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow.

2

Take

out

the

tape.

3

Close

the

cassette

holder

by

pressing

the

"PUSH"

mark

on

the

cassette

holder.

When

there

is

no

tape,

the

02

indicator

appears

in

the

display

window

and

the

viewfinder.

Near

the

end

of

the

tape

The

071

indicator

in

the

display

window

and

the

viewfinder,

and

the

red

lamp

in

the

viewfinder.

as

well

as

the

camera

recording/battery

lamp

on

the

camcorder,

tlash

slowly.

When

the

tape

reaches

the

end,

the

flashing

becomes

rapid

and

beeps

sound

for

about

live

seconds

when

BEEP

is

set

to

ON.

Note

on

recording

When

you

record

from

the

beginning

of

the

tape,

run

the

tape

for

about

15

seconds

before

the

actual

recording.

This

will

ensure

that

you

will

not

miss

any

start-up

scenes

when

the

tape

is

played

back.

If

you

leave

the

camcorder

in

standby

mode

for

5

minutes

or

more

The

camcorder

goes

off

automatically.

To

re-enter

standby

mode,

turn

STANDBY

down

once

and

turn

it

up

again

To

start

recording.

press

START/STOP.

Checking

the

remaining

tape

Press

TAPE/BATT.CHECK

during

recording

or

in

standby

mode.

In

the

viewfinder

ISL

TAPE/BATT.CHECK

Remaining

tape

length

indicator

The

remaining

tape

length

indicator

appears

in

the

viewfinder.

tit

may

take

about

20

seconds

to

display

if)

When

the

remaining

time

is

less

than

about

5

minutes,

the

indicator

shows

the

remaining

time

in

minutes.

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