Sony DCR-HC30 - Manual (Page 26)

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Recording
Recording movies
You can record movies on a tape or a
“Memory Stick Duo.”
Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in
“Getting started” (p. 15 to p. 25).
When you are recording on a tape, movies
will be recorded along with stereo sound.
When you are recording on a “Memory Stick
Duo,” the movie will be recorded with
monaural sound.
z Tip
• Performing Easy Handycam operation, even first time
users can record easily. For details, see page 34.
1
Set the LENS COVER switch to
OPEN.
2
Open the LCD panel.
3
Select the recording mode.
To record on a tape
Slide the POWER switch until the
CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up, and your
camcorder is set to the standby mode.
To record on a “Memory Stick
Duo” – MPEG MOVIE EX
Slide the POWER switch repeatedly until
the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lights up,
and the currently selected recording folder
appears on the screen.
4
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.
To check the most recently recorded
MPEG movie
– Review
Touch . Playback starts automatically.
Touch again to return to standby.
To delete the movie, touch after playback
is finished, then [YES].
To cancel deleting, touch [NO].
To turn the power off
1 Slide the POWER switch up to the OFF
(CHG) position.
2 Set the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE.
POWER switch
REC START/STOP
Camera recording lamp
LENS COVER switch
Slide the POWER
switch while
pressing the green
button.
Slide the POWER
switch while
pressing the green
button.