Sony HDR-PJ650E User Manual
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Recording/Playback
Recording
For information on your camcorder model, see the following page:
Functions and equipment p.11
In the default setting, movies and photos are recorded on the internal memory. Movies are
recorded with high definition image quality (HD).
recorded with high definition image quality (HD).
Recording movies
1
Open the LCD screen.
2
Press START/STOP to start
recording.
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 (only when the
viewfinder is retracted).
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.
The flash does not work while the camera is in the (movie) mode.
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
You may not be able to shoot photos depending on the setting in [
REC Mode] and [
Frame Rate].
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
with [Grid Line] set to [On] and using the outer frame of [Grid Line] (p. 51) as a guide.
Recording time, recordable number of photos (p. 57)
[Media Select] (p. 24)
Recordable time, remaining capacity [Media Info] (p. 52)