Preparations • 23yourself in the picture when recordingwith the self timer.NOTESAbout the LCD and viewfinder screen: Thescreens are produced using extremelyhigh-precision manufacturing techniques,with more than 99.99% of the pixelsoperating to specification. Less than0.01% of the pixels may occasionallymisfire or appear as black, red, blue orgreen dots. This has no effect on therecorded image and does not constitute amalfunction.LCD BacklightYou can set the brightness of the LCDscreen to normal or bright.Hold pressed down for morethan 2 seconds.Repeat this action to toggle betweenthe normal and bright settings.NOTES• This setting does not affect thebrightness of the recording.• Using the bright setting will shorten theeffective usage time of the battery pack.Inserting and Removing a DiscInserting the Disc1 Turn the switch to ON toset the camcorder inmode.2 Slide fully in the direction ofthe arrow and gently open the disccover completely until it stops.180°Subject can monitor the LCD screenDISP.Use only 8 cm mini DVD discs markedwith the DVD-R logo (includingDVD-R DL) or the DVD-RW logo.Refer also to Discs that have beentested ( 4).Before inserting the disc be sure tocheck that the recording surface isclean. If necessary, use a soft lens-cleaning cloth to remove anyfingerprints, dirt buildup or smudgesfrom the disc surface.( 18)Pick up lensOPENCOPYDownloaded From VideoCamera-Manual.com Manuals