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How to Activate the Power Save Mode (XF305/XF300)

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Activate the power save mode to turn off the screen and reduce battery consumption. At the press of a button, the camcorder will immediately return to record pause mode.

Activating the power save mode

Hold the ⋖POWER SAVE⋗ button pressed down for at least 2 seconds.

The screen will turn off and the camcorder will switch to power save mode.
During power save mode, the tally lamps will flash twice approximately every 3 seconds. The camcorder retains previous time code and camcorder settings.

Canceling the power save mode

Press the ⋖POWER SAVE⋗ button to return the camcorder to record pause mode.

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