Camcorder Operating Controls and Their Functions
Pages 6 thru 13 show you where cameorder controls are located and
what they do. As you read the description of each control, find that control on your own camcorder to familiarize yourself with its location.
(_) Accessory Shoe
This fitting is used to attach' a light or other lightweight video accessory to your camcorder.
CAUTION: Do not use this
shoe to mount a light on the camcorder. Excessive heat from a
light could damage the camcorder's case. RCA light
#VDC050 (shown on page 45) is specially designed to be used with your camcorder.
Tally Light
•This light will come on whenever the camcorder is
recording.
•You will find it especially helpful during
Microphone
•The microphone picks up the
sound during a recording. When an external microphone
is connected to the MtC jack, this
(_) Zoom Ring Lever
•When you want to zoom in or out of a scene without using
the power zoom buttons Q_), you can grasp this lever and turn the zoom ring manually.
•The macro button (_) is
located on the zoom ring lever. Use the macro button for
®Zoom Ring
•You can adjust the zoom ring manually by grasping the zoom ring lever and slowly rotating the zoom ring with your fingers for
•Pressing the power zoom buttons (labeled W and T) moves the zoom ring automatically without you touching it.
®Focus Ring
•When the AUTOFOCUS switch
is in the MANUALposition, you can grasp this ring and adjust focus as desired,
•When the AUTOFOCUS switch
is in the AUTO position, the camcorder automatically rotates and adjusts the focus ring for the best picture focus.
•Make surd you don't obstruct
this window when recording with the camcorder in the
AutoFocus mode.
®PUSH/A UTO Focus Switch When this switch is depressed and held in, automatic focus is activated and remains activated until the switch is released. This is useful if you are shooting a relatively static scene in MANUAL FOCUS and need to adjust for a change in scene by using AUTO FOCUS quickly and momentarily.
@A UTOFOCUS Switch (MAN/ AUTO)
•Set this switch to the AUTO position when you want the camcordec to focus for you automatically.
Set switch to the MAN
(manual) position when you want to focus manually by rotating the focus ring with your fingers.
When switch is in its MAN (manual) position, you can
also quickly change from Manual Focus to AutoFocus
by pressing and holding the PUSH]A UTO focUS switch. This
is useful if you are shooting a relatively
AutoFocus for a change in scene. The camcorder will
(_ Power Zoom Buttons (W and /3
•Press the button labeled W to move the zoom lens in the Wide Angle direction.
•Press the button labeled T to move the zoom lens in the
Telephoto
•The zoom buttons are easily controlled by your index and middle fingers when you grasp the camcorder properly using the hand strap.
(_) Macro Button (on Zoom Ring
Lever)
•This button lets you take shots as close as 1/4 inch from your
subject.
•First push in and hold the macro button while rotating the zoom ring (_) to the MACRO position. Then slowly rotate the zoom ring until the object is in sharp focus.
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Your carncorder is equipped with an fl.2, 6:1 power zoom lens which directs incoming light to the
Auto Focus Window
•When the camcorder is in the
AutoFocus mode (A trrOFOCUS
switch in AUTO position), this
window transmits and receives
infrared light which is reflected off the subject. This allows the camera to focus
itself automatically as the
distance between the lens and the subject changes.
return to manual focus when you release the button.
•Use this control to adjust the
focus in the viewfinder. It's easiest to set the correct focus by focusing on the viewfinder
•These adjustments will not affect the focus of the image
recorded by the camcorder.
•This control permits most users who wear glasses to remove them while focusing the camcorder.