Canon DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER MD130 - Manual (Page 26)

Recording 26
Basic Functions
Recording
Recording Movies
1
Move the lens cover switch down to
to open the lens cover.
2
Holding the lock button pressed
down, set the
switch to
CAMERA.
3
Move the / switch to
(tape).
4
Press to begin recording.
Press again to pause the
recording.
T
O REVIEW THE LAST SCENE RECORDED
1
Set the mode switch to .
2 If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
) to display it.
3
Push the joystick ( ) momentarily
towards and release it.
• The camcorder will play back a few
seconds of the last recording made
and return to record pause mode.
• You can also hold the joystick
pressed (
) towards or ( )
towards to play back the tape
(reverse or forward respectively) to
locate the point where you want to start
recording.
W
HEN YOU HAVE FINISHED RECORDING
1
Close the lens cover and the LCD
panel.
2
Turn off the camcorder.
3
Remove the tape.
4
Disconnect the power source and
remove the battery pack.
Recording
Before You Begin Recording
Make a test recording first to check if the
camcorder operates correctly. If
necessary, clean the video heads (
2).
( 8)
Start/Stop
Start/Stop
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