Sony AC-L - Manual (Page 20)

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Your camcorder automatically focuses for you.
(1) Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides and attach the lens
cap to the grip strap.
(2) Install the power source and insert a cassette. See “Step 1” to “Step 3” for more
information (p. 11 to 19).
(3) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button.
Your camcorder is set to the standby mode.
(4) 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.
The recording lamp lights up in the viewfinder during recording(CCD-TR618
only).
Note
Fasten the grip strap firmly. Do not touch the built-in microphone during recording.
To enable smooth transition
You can make the transition between the last scene you recorded and the next scene
smooth as long as you do not eject the cassette even if you turn off your camcorder.
When you change the battery pack, set the POWER switch to OFF (CHARGE).
If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for 5 minutes while the cassette
is inserted
Your camcorder automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to prevent
battery and tape wear. To resume the standby mode, set the POWER switch to OFF
(CHARGE) once, then turn it to CAMERA again.
To set the counter to 0:00:00
Press COUNTER RESET (p. 69).
4
3
1
2
PLAYER
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
(CHARGE
)
PLAYER
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
(CHARGE
)
40min REC 0:00:01
— Recording – Basics —
Recording a picture
Camera
recording lamp
Microphone