Sony CCD-TR7 - Manual (Page 13)

Ho<N to (it the gtip strap
(F-3)
In step 1 on the previous page, hold the
camcorder against your body and pull the grip
strap upward.
For low-position recording
The viewfinder can be turned 90 degrees up.
It can be used in either the pushed-down or
pulled-out position.
1 Slide STANDBY up.
2 Press REC START/STOP with your left
Notes on rscordlng
« To record (rom the beginning ot the tape, run the
tape lor about 15 seconds before recording. This
will avoid missing the starting point when the
tape IS played back.
• И POWER is moved during recording, the tape
will stop.
• When moving from indoors to outdoors, or vice
versa, slide STANDBY up and point the
camcorder at a white object tor about 15
seconds so that the white balance ts properly
adjusted.
Note ort the standby mode
If you leave the camcorder in the standby mode for
5 minutes or more, the camcorder will be turned off
automatically. To resume the standby mode, slide
STANDBY down once and slide it up again. To
start recording, press STARTfSTOP directly.
Recording mode
This camcorder records in the SP mode
(approximately 1.43cm/second) and can play
back in the SP and the LP modes
(approximately 0.72cm)second). The quaWy of
the playback picture in the LP mode, however,
will not be as good as that in the SP mode.
Note on PCM recording and playback
PCM recording or playback is not possible with this
camcorder. The PCM sound recorded or after-
recorded with another video recorder cannot be
played back with this camcorder.
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DATE (♦) TIME (NEXT)
OATEj-fjTIME fNEXTl
(3
To Record Date and Time
(F-5)
During camera recording or when in the
recording pause mode, press DATE for date
indication or TIME for time indication.
The dale or time displayed in the viewfinder if
recorded with the picture.
To stop recording dale and lime
Press DATE or TIME again.
The picture recording continues.
(F-6)
(F-6)
Set BUILT-IN MIC to "WIND."
The noise from the wind (bass noise) will be
reduced.
After recording, set it to the green position
(green mark).
if you forget to do this, sound may be
recorded unnaturally because of this function.
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