Sony CCD-FX510 - Manual (Page 17)

Press START/STOP (red button)
once.
The camera is recording when the word
"REC” appears in the viewfinder screen
and the red iamp iights up in the
viewfinder. You can also confirm the
recording start with the beep sound when
the BEEP switch is turned on.
red lamp
In the viewfinder you can see a black and white picture of what you are recording and
information that indicates what the camcorder is doing.
Automatic recording
With the AUTO LOCK switch set to the green position, ail the camera functions are on
automatic (i.e. auto aperture, auto white balance, auto focus) and the shutter speed is set
at normal (1/60 second.)
To stop recording momentariiy
Press START/STOP again. “STBY" appears in the viewfinder. The camcorder beeps twice
when the BEEP switch is turned on.
When you have finished recording
Set the STANDBY switch down and set the POWER switch to OFF.
Ejecting the tape
Make sure that you have attached the battery pack or other power source to the
camcorder.
1 Press the small blue button on the EJECT switch slide it in the direction of the arrow.
2 Take out the tape.
3 Close the cassette holder by pressing the area marked “PUSH” on the cassette holder.
When there is no tape, the indicator appears in the display window and the viewfinder.
Caution!
You can use only 8-mm format video tapes with this camcorder.
It is not possible to use PCM recording/playback available on some 8 mm recorders.
The PCM sound recorded or after-recorded with other recorders cannot be played back
with this camcorder.
You will be able to record tapes in SP (standard play) mode only and play back tapes
in both SP and LP (long play) modes.
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