53VQT1J42RecordingRecording motion picturesRecord motion pictures to a disc or an SD card.≥ Use an SD card that can be used for motionpicture recording. (l 29)≥ This unit is compatible with the 16:9 aspectratio of a wide-screen TV and images arerecorded in high definition or conventionalstandard picture quality.1 Rotate the mode dial to selector .The lens cover opens automatically.¬ HD mode≥ Records motion pictures in high definitionpicture quality on a disc or an SD card.¬ STD mode≥ Records motion pictures in conventionalstandard picture quality on a disc.2 Open the LCD monitor or extendthe viewfinder.3 Press the recording start/stopbutton to start recording.≥ The power will not turn off while recordingmotion pictures even if the LCD monitor isclosed and the viewfinder is retracted.To end the recordingPress the recording start/stop button again topause recording.≥ [¥] and [;] are red during recording. Do notmove this unit until [;] is green.≥ The images recorded between pressing therecording start/stop button to start recordingand pressing it again to pause recordingbecome one scene.≥ When about 5 minutes have passed withoutany operation in recording pause, the unitautomatically turns off to prevent the batteryfrom running down. When you want to use theunit, turn it on again.This setting can also be set to [OFF]. (l 131)ª Screen indications in the discrecording mode (HD mode)A Recording modeB Remaining time left for recording(When the remaining time is less than1 minute, [R0min] flashes red.)C Recording time elapsed≥ Maximum number of scenes (on one side if adisc): 999Maximum number of recordable scenes withdifferent dates (on one side if a disc): 99(In some cases, scenes shot on the same daywill be recorded with different dates (l 83))When either of them reaches to the maximumlimit, more scenes cannot be recorded.VIDEOOFFHDSTDBCA
