Sony RMT-840 - Manual (Page 20)

Recording 20
Recording
Recording movies
You can record movies in either the HDV or
the DV format.
Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in
“Getting started” (p. 10 - p. 18).
Movies will be recorded along with stereo
sound.
1
Open the shutter of the lens hood.
2
Open the LCD panel and adjust the
angle.
3
While pressing the green button, set
the POWER switch to CAMERA.
The HDV format lamp lights up and your
camcorder is set to recording standby (the
default setting).
It takes some time for your camcorder to be
set to recording standby.
4
Select the recording format.
To record in the HDV format
Select the (IN/OUT REC) menu,
[REC FORMAT], then [HDV1080i] (the
default setting)(p. 60).
appears on the LCD screen and
your camcorder is set to recording standby.
To record in the DV format
Select the (IN/OUT REC) menu,
[REC FORMAT], then [DV] (p. 60).
appears on the LCD screen, the DV
format lamp lights up, and your camcorder
is set to recording standby.
5
Press REC START/STOP.
Recording starts. [REC] appears on the
LCD screen and the Camera recording
lamps light up.
Press REC START/STOP again to stop
recording.
To turn the power off
Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG).
Format lamps
POWER switch and
REC START/STOP
Camera recording lamp
Camera recording
lamp