Operating Instructions

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback

Point the camera at your subject to adjust the

focus, and zoom.

To use the electronic shutter, set the shutter

speed and shutter mode.

For more information, see [Setting the Electronic

Shutter] (page 52).

Press the REC button to start recording.

To stop recording, press the REC button.

 NOTE

• Shooting the sun and other very bright subjects may produce

a color cast in surrounding areas.

Operation Buttons

During recording, all operation buttons (REW, FF, PLAY/PAUSE,

STOP) are disabled.

Normal Recording

• Pressing the REC button starts recording of video and

sound on the P2 card.

• The video and audio (including additional information)

recorded in one session is referred to as a clip.

REC button

 NOTE

Pressing the REC button will not immediately stop data write

operations to a P2 card in the following situations. And the

REC button operation is not recognized.

• When terminating a short recording

• When terminating a recording that has just continued onto a

second P2 card