Record mode26VQT0N43Quick startThis camera will be put into standby in approx.1.7 seconds after the power is turned on.≥This is only activated in the following cases.≥A tape or a card is inserted, while the TapeRecording Mode is set.≥A card is inserted, while the Card RecordingMode is set.1 Press the [QUICK START] button.≥The quick start recording lamp lights up.(Press the button again to cancel it.)2 Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF].≥The quick start is now ready.3 Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [ON].≥This camera will be put into a recordingpause in approx. 1.7 seconds after it is turnedon.ª To cancel the quick start when thepower is [OFF]Press and hold the [QUICK START] button forapprox. 2 seconds. The lamp will go off and thecamera will be completely turned off.≥If the standby continues for approx. 30 minutes,then the lamp will go off and the camera will becompletely turned off.≥When you rotate the mode dial or remove thebattery, the quick start recording lamp is turnedoff and the quick start mode is cancelled. If themovie camera is turned on and the Tape/CardRecording Mode is set though, the lamp turnson and the quick start mode is restored.≥When the camera is quick-started with the whitebalance on automatic, it may take some timeuntil the white balance is adjusted if the scenebeing recorded has a light source different fromthe scene last recorded. (When the colour nightview function is used, however, the whitebalance of the scene last recorded is retained.)≥The zoom magnification may differ from when itis in the quick start standby mode and when therecording starts.≥Since about half the power of normal recordingis used in quick start standby, using quick startreduces the recordable time.Backlight compensation functionThis protects a backlit subject from beingdarkened.≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.1 Press the joystick until the icon 1 appears.2 Move the joystick right to select thebacklight compensation icon [ ].≥The image on the screen will becomebrighter.ª To return to normal recordingSelect the [ ] icon again.≥If you operate the [OFF/ON] switch or the modedial, the backlight compensation is cancelled.STARTQUICKOFF ONPOWERª 1