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Camera recording Note on the beep sound As indicated with A in the illustration, a beep sounds when you turn the power on or when you start recording, and two beeps sound when you stop recording, confirming the operation. Several beeps also sound as a warning of any unusual condition of the camcorder. Note that the beep sound is not recorded on the tape. If you do not want to hear the beep sound, select "OFF" in the menu system. Note on the AUTO DATE feature - CCD-TRV41 only The clock is set to East Coast Standard Time at the factory. You can reset the clock in the menu system. You can change the AUTO DATE settings by selecting ON or OFF in the menu system. The AUTO DATE feature shows the date automatically once a day. However, the date may automatically appear more than once a day when: - you reset the date and time. - you eject and insert the tape again. - you stop recording within 10 seconds. - you set AUTO DATE to OFF once and set it to ON again in the menu system. When moving from indoors to outdoors (or vice versa) Turn STANDBY up and point the camcorder at a white object for about 15 seconds so that the white balance is properly adjusted. Using the zoom feature Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the scene. For more professional-looking recordings, use the zoom function sparingly. "T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) "W" side:for wide-angle (subject appears farther away) W , ■ I IT Wi E T 9 Zooming speed (Variable speed zooming) Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom, move it further for a faster zoom. When you shoot a subject using a telephoto zoom If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, move the power zoom lever to the "W" side until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2 5/8 feet (about 80 cm) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inch (about 1 cm) away in the wide-angle position.

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Camera
recording
Note
on
the
beep
sound
As
indicated
with
A
in
the
illustration,
a
beep
sounds
when
you
turn
the
power
on
or
when
you
start
recording,
and
two
beeps
sound
when
you
stop
recording,
confirming
the
operation.
Several
beeps
also
sound
as
a
warning
of
any
unusual
condition
of
the
camcorder.
Note
that
the
beep
sound
is
not
recorded
on
the
tape.
If
you
do
not
want
to
hear
the
beep
sound,
select
"OFF"
in
the
menu
system.
Note
on
the
AUTO
DATE
feature
-
CCD-TRV41
only
The
clock
is
set
to
East
Coast
Standard
Time
at
the
factory.
You
can
reset
the
clock
in
the
menu
system.
You
can
change
the
AUTO
DATE
settings
by
selecting
ON
or
OFF
in
the
menu
system.
The
AUTO
DATE
feature
shows
the
date
automatically
once
a
day.
However,
the
date
may
automatically
appear
more
than
once
a
day
when:
—
you
reset
the
date
and
time.
—
you
eject
and
insert
the
tape
again.
—
you
stop
recording
within
10
seconds.
-
you
set
AUTO
DATE
to
OFF
once
and
set
it
to
ON
again
in
the
menu
system.
When
moving
from
indoors
to
outdoors
(or
vice
versa)
Turn
STANDBY
up
and
point
the
camcorder
at
a
white
object
for
about
15
seconds
so
that
the
white
balance
is
properly
adjusted.
Using
the
zoom
feature
Zooming
is
a
recording
technique
that
lets
you
change
the
size
of
the
subject
in
the
scene.
For
more
professional
-looking
recordings,
use
the
zoom
function
sparingly.
"T"
side:
for
telephoto
(subject
appears
closer)
"W"
side:
for
wide-angle
(subject
appears
farther
away)
9
W
,
■
I
IT
Wi
E
T
Zooming
speed
(Variable
speed
zooming)
Move
the
power
zoom
lever
a
little
for
a
slower
zoom,
move
it
further
for
a
faster
zoom.
When
you
shoot
a
subject
using
a
telephoto
zoom
If
you
cannot
get
a
sharp
focus
while
in
extreme
telephoto
zoom,
move
the
power
zoom
lever
to
the
"W"
side
until
the
focus
is
sharp.
You
can
shoot
a
subject
that
is
at
least
about
2
5/8
feet
(about
80
cm)
away
from
the
lens
surface
in
the
telephoto
position,
or
about
1/2
inch
(about
1
cm)
away
in
the
wide-angle
position.