LED Light, Live Slow, Second Recording

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LED Light

LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording or D.S.C. shooting.

1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to
change the setting.	LED Light

OFF: Turns off the light.

ON: The light is on always. ( appears.)

AUTO: The light turns on automatically when

dark. ( appears.)

2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a still image.

NOTES:

●Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to eyes.

●If the light does not reach the subject, the Night- Alive function will be activated, and makes it possible to shoot the subject brighter.

●There is a difference in the brightness of the images shot between the centre area which is illuminated by the LED Light and the surrounding areas (which will be darker).

●Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter speed when the LED Light setting is “ON”, they will appear slightly blurred.

Live Slow

This feature is useful for recording or playing back precious or hard-to-see moments at a slow speed. Sound is recorded and played back in real time.

1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

2 Set “SNAP/SLOW” to “SLOW”.

( pg. 31, 32) The Live Slow indicator “ ” appears.

3 Press SLOW during recording or playback.

●The moving pictures are divided into four frames. They are recorded or played back for 1.5 seconds, and then normal recording or playback resumes.

5-Second Recording

Record a vacation or an important event in 5- second clips to keep the action moving. This function is available only for video recording.

1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( pg. 33)

●The “5S” indicator appears.

2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder enters Record-Standby mode automatically.

●Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button again within 5 seconds after recording starts, Record-Standby mode is not engaged.

3 To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 1.

To take a snapshot in the 5-second recording mode

Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button in step 2, select the desired Snapshot mode in CAMERA Menu ( pg. 32), then press SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5- second still. When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, this function is not available.

NOTE:

When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, the 5-Second Recording mode is not available. Animation

recording of a few frames only is taken instead. FEATURESADVANCED