Recording/Playback
Recording
In the default setting, movies and photos are recorded on the internal memory. Movies are
recorded with high definition image quality (HD).
Recording movies
1
Open the LCD screen and press
MODE to turn on the
lamp.
2
Press START/STOP to start
recording.
To stop recording, press START/STOP
again.
You can record photos during movie
recording by pressing PHOTO (Dual
Capture).
Notes
If you close the LCD screen while recording movies, the camcorder stops recording.
Do not touch the built-in microphone while recording.
The maximum continuous recordable time of movies is about 13 hours.
When a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is created automatically.
When [
Frame Rate] is set to [60p], you cannot record photos during movie recording.
The flash does not work while the
The following states will be indicated if data is still being written onto the recording media after recording
has finished. During this time, do not apply shock or vibration to the camcorder, or remove the battery or
AC Adaptor.
Access lamp (p. 24) is lit or flashing
The media icon in the upper right of the LCD screen is flashing
The LCD screen of your camcorder can display recording images across the entire screen (full pixel
display). However, this may cause slight trimming of the top, bottom, right, and left edges of images when
played back on a TV which is not compatible with full pixel display. It is recommended you record images
US
with [Guide Frame] set to [On] and using the outer frame of [Guide Frame] (p. 48) as a guide.
(Movie)
Built-in microphone
(Movie) lamp is lit.