Start recording, G-1), 1 hold the camcorder as in the figure – Sony CCD-F301 User Manual

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Recording a Picture Using

Automatic Adjustment

Make Sure liie preparations on page 11 are

complete belore recording

Start Recording

(G-1)

Before recording once-only ' events, we strongly
recomrrend making a trial recording and

checking that everything is working perfectly.

Make sure BEEP is set to ON. Beep will sound

when you start and slop recording.

Hold the camcorder as in the figure.

Put your hand through the grip strap and

make sure that your thumb can easily touch
START.STOP.

Remove the lens cap and attach it to the

grip strap.

While pressing the green button, set

POWER to CAMERA.

Close the AUTO LOCK cover and turn the

zoom lever downwards.

Slide STANDBY up.

STBY appears in the viewfinder The

camcorder is now in the standby mode, and
focus IS adjusted automatically inside the
dotted frame m the illustration (auto-focus
adjusting range! Do not turn or stop the focus
ring forcibly

■ The dolled frame is not displayed in the

viewfinder.

Press START STOP.
A beep sounds. REC appears and the red
lamp lights up in the viewfinder and the

camera recording battery lamps light on the
camcorder The camcorder is now recording

To pause (to stop momentarily)

Press START STOP again.
Two beeps sound and STBY appears m the

viewfinder The camcorder is m standby mode
again

To stop
Slide STANDBY down and set POWER to OFF

Recording a Picture Using
Automatic Adjustment

For tow-positlon shooting (G-2)
The viewfinder can be turned up 90 degrees.
Use the REC START STOP button on the front
right of the camcorder
1 Press REC START STOP to start recording.
2 Press It again to stop recording

If the tape reaches near the end during recording
Ttie E?t3 indication in the viewfinder and the camera
recording battery lamps on the camcorder blink slowly
When the tape reaches Us end blinking becomes rapid
and beeps sound lor about 5 seconds (it the BEEP

witch IS

loONi

Notes on recording
• To record from the beginning of the tape, run the lap

lor about 15 seconds before recording Tbis will avon

missing the starling poinl when the tape is played

• If POWER IS moved during recording, the tape will

• When moving from indoors to outdoors, or vice vers;

slide STANDBY up and point the camcorder at a

while object for about 15 seconds so lhal Ihe white

balance is properly adjusted

Note on standby mode
If you leave the camcorder m the standby mode tor 5
minutes or more, the camcorder will be automatically
luined off To resume the standby mode, slide
STANDBY down once and slide it up agam To start
recording, press START STOP directly.

Note on light sources
If you are shooting a subject under bright condiiions jus
alter shooting m a dark place, the picture may not
appear in the viewfinder In this case point the

camcorder to another direchon

This camcorder records in the SP (approilmaiely

1.43 cm/$ecoryd) and can play back in the SP mode

and the LP mode (apprexlmateiy 0.72 cm/second).
The quality of the playback picture In thé LP mode,
however, will not be as good as that In the SP mode.

PCM recording or playback is irei possible wfth this

camcorder.
The PDM sound recorded or after-recorded with
another video recorder cannot be played back with
this eamcoidèr