MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT EN 33
GAIN UP
OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment.
[AGC]: The overall appearance may be grainy, but the image is bright.
AUTO 
: The shutter speed is automatically adjusted. Shooting a subject in low or poor lighting at slow shutter speed provides a brighter image than in the AGC mode, but the subject’s movements are not smooth or natural. The overall appearance may be grainy. While the shutter speed is
being automatically adjusted, “
” is displayed.
WIND CUT*
[OFF]: Disengages the function.
ON 
: Helps cut down on noise created by wind. The “ 
” indicator appears. The quality of the sound will change. This is normal.
*Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.
IMAGE SIZE*
[640 x 480 F] / 640 x 480 S
The Image Size mode can be selected to best match your needs. Two Picture Quality modes
are available: FINE (
) and STANDARD
(
) (in order of quality).
NOTE:
The number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as well as the composition of the subjects in the images and the type of memory card being used. ( pg. 26)
*Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “MEMORY”.
VTR
Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.
REC MODE
[SP]*: To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode
LP: Long
* SP indicator does not appear on the screen.
NOTES:
●Audio Dubbing ( pg. 45) and Insert Editing ( pg. 45) are possible on tapes recorded in the SP mode.
●If the recording mode is switched, the playback picture will be blurred at the switching point.
●During playback of a tape recorded on another camcorder, blocks of noise may appear or there may be momentary pauses in the sound.
SOUND MODE
[12BIT]: Enables video recording of stereo sound on four separate channels, and is recommended for use when performing Audio Dubbing. (Equivalent to the 32 kHz mode of previous models)
16BIT: Enables video recording of stereo sound on two separate channels. (Equivalent to the 48 kHz mode of previous models)
SNAP/SLOW
[SNAP | ]: Snapshot mode |
SLOW : Live Slow mode | |
For details on the procedure, refer to “Live Slow” ( pg. 36) and “Snapshot (Record Still Image On Tape)” ( pg. 37).
ADVANCED FEATURES
REC SELECT
(TAPE): When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded only onto the tape.
/
(TAPE/CARD): When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded not only onto the tape but also in the memory card (640 x 480 pixels).
[ 
(CARD)]: When Snapshot recording is performed with the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch Set to “VIDEO”, still images are recorded into the Memory Card only. Select this setting to perform Dual Rec.. ( pg. 20)