Digital Video Camera Instructions

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INDEX

1 Camera Sensor

Be careful not to cover this area, a sensor

necessary for shooting is built-in here.

2 Grip Strap .................................................... 墌 pg. 8

3 Tally Lamp ........................................... 墌 pg. 11, 23

4 Stop Button [5] ......................................... 墌 pg. 13

5 Rewind Button [

] .................................. 墌 pg. 13

6 Play/Pause Button [

/6] ........................... 墌 pg. 13

7 Fast-Forward Button [

] ......................... 墌 pg. 13

8 NIGHT Button ............................................ 墌 pg. 16

9 BACKLIGHT Button ................................... 墌 pg. 19

0 Digital Video Connector [DV] (i.Link*) ... 墌 pg. 27, 28

i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry

specification and extensions thereof. The logo is

used for products compliant with the i.Link standard.

! Battery Pack Mount ..................................... 墌 pg. 7

@ DC Input Connector .................................... 墌 pg. 7

# • MENU Wheel [+, –] ................................. 墌 pg. 21

• Speaker Volume Control [VOLUME] ........ 墌 pg. 13

$ Snapshot Button [SNAPSHOT] ................. 墌 pg. 18

% Power Zoom Lever [T/W] ........................... 墌 pg. 12

^ • FOCUS Button ........................................ 墌 pg. 19

• BLANK SEARCH Button ......................... 墌 pg. 14

& Audio/Video Output Connector [AV] .... 墌 pg. 15, 26

* S-Video Output Connector

[S-VIDEO] ........................................... 墌 pg. 15, 26

( Diopter Adjustment Control ......................... 墌 pg. 8

) Recording Start/Stop Button ..................... 墌 pg. 11

q Shoulder Strap Eyelets ................................ 墌 pg. 9

w POWER/CHARGE Lamp ................ 墌 pg. 7, 11, 12

e Lock Button ............................................... 墌 pg. 12

r Power Switch

[ , , PLAY, OFF (CHARGE)] .............. 墌 pg. 12

t Monitor Open Button ................................. 墌 pg. 11

y Stud Hole .................................................... 墌 pg. 9

u Tripod Mounting Socket ............................... 墌 pg. 9

i Battery Release Button [BATT. RELEASE] ..... 墌 pg. 7

o OPEN/EJECT Switch .................................. 墌 pg. 9

The connector * is located beneath a cover.

1 Appears when the Power Switch is set to “ ”

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 12

2 • : Appears when Night-Alive is engaged

..................................................... 墌 pg. 16

• : Appears when “GAIN UP” is set to “AUTO”

and the shutter speed is being

automatically adjusted .................. 墌 pg. 22

3 Appears when the white balance is adjusted

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 20

4 •“ⴣ” : Appears when the exposure is adjusted

..................................................... 墌 pg. 19

• : Appears when backlight compensation is

used .............................................. 墌 pg. 19

5 Displays the selected Program AE with special

effects ........................................................ 墌 pg. 16

6 Appears when the iris is locked ................. 墌 pg. 20

7 • SOUND : Displays the sound mode for approx.

5 seconds after turning on the

camcorder .............................. 墌 pg. 21

• BRIGHT : Displays the brightness of the

LCD monitor ........................... 墌 pg. 11

8 Appears when Digital Image Stabilizer (“DIS”) is

engaged .................................................... 墌 pg. 22

9 Approximate zoom ratio: Appears during zooming

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 12

0 Appears during zooming

Zoom level indicator ............................ 墌 pg. 12

! Displays the selected Fade/Wipe effect .... 墌 pg. 17

@ Appears when in the Squeeze or Cinema mode

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 22

# Displays the recording mode (SP or LP) ... 墌 pg. 10

$ Displays the tape remaining time .............. 墌 pg. 11

% Rotates while the tape is running .............. 墌 pg. 11

^ • “REC” appears during recording

• “PAUSE” appears during Record-Standby mode

................................................................ 墌 pg. 11

• “PHOTO” appears when taking a Snapshot

................................................................ 墌 pg. 18

& Appears when the wind cut mode is engaged to cut

down on noise created by wind ................. 墌 pg. 22

* Displays the battery remaining power level

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 38

( Displays the date/time ................... 墌 pg. 10, 23, 25

) Appears when the focus is adjusted manually

............................................................ 墌 pg. 18, 19

q Displays the Time Code ...................... 墌 pg. 13, 24

w Displays the sound mode .................... 墌 pg. 24, 25

e Displays the Blank Search mode .............. 墌 pg. 14

r Displays the tape speed ............................ 墌 pg. 10

t Appears while a tape is running

: Playback

: Fast-Forward/Shuttle Search

: Rewind/Shuttle Search

6 : Pause

y Displays the battery remaining power level

.................................................................. 墌 pg. 38

u Displays the date/time ................... 墌 pg. 23, 24, 25

i • BRIGHT : Displays the brightness of the LCD

monitor ................................ 墌 pg. 11

• VOLUME : Displays the speaker volume

............................................ 墌 pg. 13

The level indicator moves.

o Displays the time code ........................ 墌 pg. 24, 25

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