Sony DCR-TRV70 - Manual (Page 25)

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Recording – Basics
Follow the procedures in “Step 1” and “Step 2” (p. 15 to 22) beforehand.
(1) Remove the lens cap and pull the lens cap string to fix it.
(2) Prepare the power source (p. 15 to 19) and insert a cassette (p. 8).
(3) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button.
This sets your camcorder to standby.
(4) Press OPEN to open the LCD panel. The picture appears on the screen.
(5) Press START/STOP. Your camcorder starts recording. The REC indicator
appears. The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder
lights up. To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
Self-timer recording
If you record with the self-timer, your camcorder automatically starts recording on a
tape after counting down for about 10 seconds. See page 48 for details.
— Recording – Basics —
Recording a picture
5
2
4
50min REC 0:00:01
3
VCR
MEMORY/
NETWORK
CAMERA
OFF(CHG)
POWER
1
LOCK switch
Microphone
Camera recording
lamp