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Camera Recording
To Check the Tape Remaining [a] or the Battery Capacity Remaining
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Press TAPE/BATT while recording, or in Stanby or VTR mode. The samme
indicator or
above in the
Using the Zoom Fenture:
viewfinder. "S" means Start. "E" means End. The black bar indicates the tape remaining. While the st----- ®
indicator appears the tape remaining is being caluculted. The (4
indicator appears below in the viewfinder.
Black indicates battery capacity.
Zoaming is a recording technique that enables you to change the size af the subject in the scene. You can
also use the zoom to focus manually or to decide on a shaating angie before you start recording. For more
protessional-looking recordings, use the zoom sparingly.
T side: tor telaphoto (subject appears closer)
[a)
W side: for wide-angle {subject appears farther away)
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Notes on the tape remaining indicator
= The tape remaining indicator does not change while using EDITSEARCH. Ih or «ed.
« The tape remaining indicator wilt also appear when you press TAPE/BATT CHECK in playback mode. In the
playback mode, however, the indicator does not show the minutes remaining.
Zooming speed
Notes on the battery capacity remaining indicetor
Press the power zaam button firmly for high speed Zooming. Press it softly for slow speed zooming.
* The battery capacity remaining indicator of the camcorder may indicate a different ramaining capacity from
that of the NP-77HD battery pack.
* Charge the battery pack when low-capacity is indicated. (p. 6}
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if you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, press the W side of the power zcom button
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until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least 1.2 m (about 47°" inches) away from the lens
To Prevent Accidentai
Erasure
surface in the telephoto positian. ar 1 cm {about 1/2 inches) in the wide-angle position.
Slide the tab on the cassette to axpose the red mark.
Manual focusing in macro
You can also shoot with manual focus while doing close-ups. {p.26)
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Recording
the Date or Time.
You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder with the scene while making a camera recording
(p. 17). Make sure the date is set (p. 12). Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. Turn STANDBY up. Press
DATE (+} or TIME (NEXT). The date or time indicator appears in the screen. You cannot record the date and
time at the same time. Except foe the date, time or age (p. 20) indicators. no indicators in the viewfinder are
recorded.
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If you try to record with the rad mark exposed. the G4 and & indicators Hash in the viewfinder. and you
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carnot record on the tape. To re-racord on this tape. slide the tab back out to cover the red mark.
TIME(NEXT)
To Stop Recording the Date or Time
Press DATE (+) or TIME (NEXT) whichever the indicator is in the screen again. The camera recording does
nat stop if you cancel recording the date or time.
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