Sony HDR-XR550E User Manual

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Recording movies
Press START/STOP to start recording.
You can start recording also by touching  in the bottom left of LCD screen.
To stop recording, press START/STOP again.
You can stop recording also by touching  in the bottom left of LCD screen.
The icons and indicators on the LCD panel will be displayed for about 3 seconds, then disappear after 
turning on your camcorder or switching the recording (movie/photo)/playback modes. To display the 
icons and indicators again, touch anywhere on the screen except the rec & zoom buttons on the LCD.
Notes
If you close the LCD screen while recording movies, the camcorder stops 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.
It will take several seconds until you can start recording after you turn on the camcorder. You cannot 
operate your camcorder during this time.



START/STOP 
button
[STBY]  [REC]
about 3sec 
after
Rec & zoom buttons on LCD