Check Your Work, Release Animation Mode

START TIME-LAPSE RECORDING

5 Press RECORDING START/STOP. Recording and intervals alternate automatically.

RELEASE TIME-LAPSE MODE

6 To release when the tally lamp is not blinking, press INT. TIME and REC TIME repeatedly until “ ” and “ ” disappear. To release when the tally lamp is blinking, press RECORDING START/STOP to stop the blinking, then press INT. TIME and REC TIME repeatedly until “ ” and “ ” disappear, or set “Interval Timer” and “Rec Time” in the Sub Menu screen to “OFF”.

•You can also set the interval time in the Sub Menu screen. Press “–” to move the highlight bar down to “Interval Time”, press NEAR, and press + or – to cycle through the choices.

•Exposure control (☞ pg. 20), manual focusing (☞ pg. 23) and D.I.S. settings

(☞ pg. 20) should be performed at this point. Once you perform step 5, these settings cannot be changed.

SET INTERVAL BETWEEN RECORDINGS

4 Press INT. TIME on the remote control. There are five choices available, and they appear in the following order (each time INT. TIME is pressed): OFF, 15S, 30S, 1 min, and 5 min. Press again to reset.

•You can also set the recording time in the Sub Menu screen. Press “–” to move the highlight bar down to “Rec Time”, and press NEAR, then press + or – to cycle through the choices.

SET RECORDING TIME

Set SP/LP to SP (☞ pg. 11).

SET RECORDING SPEED

Make sure the lens cover is open, then set the power switch to “CAMERA”.

3 Press REC TIME on the remote control. There are four choices available, and they appear in the following order (each time REC TIME is pressed): 1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, and 5S. Press again to reset.

ENGAGE RECORD–STANDBY MODE

You can record sequentially at preset time spans. Leaving the camcorder aimed at a specific subject, you can record subtle changes over an extended period of time.

Time-Lapse

ASSEMBLE SERIES OF PICTURES

START RECORDING

4 Press RECORDING START/STOP after focusing on the subject. The recording stops automatically after the selected period of time.

•You can also set the recording time in the Sub Menu screen (☞ pg. 32). Press “–” to move the highlight bar down to “Rec Time”, press NEAR, and press + or – to cycle through the choices. Then press MENU.

SET RECORDING TIME

3 Press REC TIME on the remote control. Four choices are available, and they appear in the following order (each time REC TIME is pressed): 1/4S (one-fourth of a second), 1/2S (one-half of a second), 1S (one full second) and 5S (five seconds). Press again to release the Animation mode.

SET RECORDING SPEED

Make sure the lens cover is open, then set the power switch to “CAMERA”.

2 Set SP/LP to SP (☞ pg. 11).

ENGAGE RECORD–STANDBY MODE

Give stationary scenes or objects an illusion of movement. This function allows you to shoot a series of pictures, each slightly different, of the same object for a brief period of time.

Animation

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the desired number of pictures.

CHECK YOUR WORK

6 Play back the series of pictures to see if the results were satisfactory.

RELEASE ANIMATION MODE

7 Press REC TIME until “” disappears from the viewfinder, or set “Rec Time” in the Sub Menu screen to “OFF”.

NOTES:

●For best results, make sure the camcorder is secured when shooting in Animation or Time-Lapse mode.

●Fade-in/out cannot be performed during Animation or Time-Lapse shooting.

●Before performing other operations following Animation or Time-Lapse recording, make sure the Animation or Time-Lapse mode is deactivated.