Sony CCD-FX620 - Manual (Page 10)

To Chock the Tape Remaining [a] or the Battery Capacity Remaining [b]
Press TAPE/BATT CHECK whtle recording, or in Slandby or VTR mode. The indicator appears
above in the viewfinder. *S" means Start. "E" means End. The black bar indicates the tape remaining. While
the 91......t indicator appears the tape remaining i$ being caluculated. [a] The indicator appears below
m the viewfinder. Black indicates banery capacity, [bj Zooming is a recording technique that enables you to change the size of the subject m the scene. You can
also use the zoom to focus manually or to decide on a shootirrg angle before you start recording. For more
OrofessionaMooking recordings, use the zoom sparingly.
T side for telephoto (subject appears closer)
W side for wide-angle {subject appears farther away)
Notes on the tape remaining indicator
• The tape remaining indicator does not change while using EDITSEAftCH, or
• In playback mode the indicator does not show the minutes remaining.
Notes on the battery capacity remaining indicator
• The battery capacity remaining indicator of the camcorder may indicate a different remaining capacity from
that of the NP-77HD battery pack.
• Charge the battery pack when a low-capacity is indicated (p. 6).
To Prevent Accidental Erasure
Slide the tab on the cassette to expose the red mark.
When you shoot a subtect using a tataphoto zoom
It you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, press the W side ot the power zoom button
until the focus IS sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least i .2 m (about 47'/. inches) away from the lens
surface in the telephoto position, or 1 cm (about i/2 inches) m the wide-angle position.
Ftocording Date or Hmt ' • ^ - ’ - -
You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder with the scene while making a camera recording
(p. 17). Make sure the date «set (p. 12). Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. Turn STANDBY up Press
DATE (*) or TIME (NEXT). The date or time indicator appears in the screen. You cannot record the date and
time at the same time. Except for the date, time or age (p. 20) indicators, no indicators m the viewfinder are
recorded.
If you try to record with the red mark exposed, the and A indicators flash in the viewfinder and the display
window, and you cannot record on the tape. To re-record on this tape, slide the tab back out to cover the red
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To Stop Recording the Dete or Time
Press DATE (.r) or TIME (NEXT) whichever the indicator rs m the screen again The camera recording does
not stop if you cancel recording the date or time. 0
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