
Useful Features for Camera Recording
Scene Menu (Program AE) | Operation Button |
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You can set the camcorder to the shooting mode that will bring the best results for a specific type of shooting situation. Just select one of the four scene settings shown below. The camcorder will automatically set the exposure, white balance, and shutter speed to produce the optimum picture quality for the selected situation.
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| Sport | To record a | The shutter speed is set to 1/500 sec. for a clear, | ||||
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Ski or sand | When the background is too | The aperture is adjusted to maintain the | |||||
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Twilight | When you want to faithfully record | The white balance is fixed to optimize the red of | |||||
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| the red of the setting sun, and the | the sunset. Light sensitivity and contrast are |
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| Party | When the illumination is from a | Brightness is adjusted to reduce white flaring | ||||
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| spotlight or candles. | (overexposure) from faces when the spotlight or |
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| candles are too bright. |
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1 Press the MENU button until appears on the monitor (Camera mode).
Press on the operation button (
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2 Select “CAMERA MODE” and then press B on the button to select “MANUAL”.
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| CAMERA MODE | AUTO MANUAL |
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S | SHUT. SPEED | S |
E | WHITE BALANCE | E |
T | IRIS | T |
3 PressAon the button to select “SCENE MENU”.
4 Press C or B on the button to select the scene setting that best fits the recording situation.
Each time you press C or B on the button, the scene indicator changes as shown.
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CAMERA MODE
SCENE MENU
S OFF | S |
OFF





To Go Back to Auto Mode
Select “SCENE MENU” in step 3 above, and then press C on the operation button ( ) to select “OFF”.
To reset the camcorder to Full Auto mode, press on the
button to select “CAMERA MODE”
and then press C on the button to select “AUTO” in step 2.
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• | When “ |
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| fluorescent | lamps, mercury lamps, or sodium lamps | |||
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| brightness. | ” is selected, the picture may not be | |||
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• | MENU: OFF”) to record outdoor parties. | ||||
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| Scene Menu, the Scene Menu will automatically |
•Pressing A on the button once again will select “SHUT. SPEED”, not “WHITE BALANCE”.
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