
FEATURES FOR RECORDING EN 31
| Program AE, Effects And Shutter | TWILIGHT | : Makes evening scenes look | ||
| more natural. White Balance ( pg. 29) is | ||||
| Effects | automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to | |||
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| your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, | ||
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”. | |||||
the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus |
2 Set “EFFECT”, “PROGRAM AE” or | from approx. 10 m to infinity. From less than | |
10 m, adjust the focus manually. | ||
“SHUTTER” to the desired mode. ( pg. 22) | ||
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●The EFFECT, PROGRAM AE or SHUTTER menu disappears and the selected effect is activated.
●The selected effect indicator appears.
To deactivate the selected effect
Select “OFF” in step 2. The effect indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●Program AE, Effects and Shutter Effects can be changed during recording or during Record- Standby.
●Some modes of Program AE and Shutter Effects cannot be used during
●When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear phenomenon tends to occur when “SPORTS” or mode of “SHUTTER 1/500 and 1/4000” is selected.
EFFECT
OFF: Disables the function.
SEPIA : Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look.
MONOTONE : Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W.
CLASSIC : Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.
STROBE : Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.
SHUTTER
OFF: Disables the function.
SHUTTER 1/50: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50th of a second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower.
SHUTTER 1/120: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/120th of a second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or
SHUTTER 1/500/SHUTTER 1/4000: These settings allow
ADVANCED FEATURES
PROGRAM AE
OFF: Disables the function.
SPORTS 




(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000): This setting allows
SNOW : Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow.
SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spotlights.