Sony DCR-HC20 Camera Operations Guide - Page 25
Recording with ease – Easy Handycam - handycam camcorder
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Recording Recording with ease - Easy Handycam With this Easy Handycam operation, most of the camera settings are set to the automatic mode, only basic functions become available, and the screen font size increases for easy viewing. Even first time users can enjoy easy recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in "Getting started" (p. 11 - p. 20). Camera recording lamp EASY POWER switch 4 Press EASY. EASY lights up in blue. Easy Handycam operation ON 5 Press REC START/STOP. Recording starts. [REC] appears on the LCD screen and the Camera recording lamp lights up. Press REC START/STOP again to stop recording. REC START/STOP REC START/STOP z Tip • When you touch MENU during Easy Handycam operation, only the available functions are displayed on the screen. 1 Set the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. 2 Open the LCD panel. 3 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode. You can record only movies. To turn the power off Slide the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG), then set the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE. To cancel Easy Handycam operation Press EASY again. b Notes • You cannot switch from/to Easy Handycam operation during recording. • During Easy Handycam operation, you cannot connect the USB cable to your camcorder. • You cannot use Easy Handycam operation together with USB Streaming. • During Easy Handycam operation, the following buttons are not available: - LCD BACKLIGHT (p. 16) - BACK LIGHT (p. 26) • All the settings return to their defaults during Easy Handycam operation. Previously made settings are restored when you exit Easy Handycam operation. Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button. Recording 25