34 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)
Fade/Wipe Effects
These effects let you make
IMPORTANT:
Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with certain modes of Program AE with special effects ( pg. 36, 37). If an unusable Fade/ Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.
Shooting Mode Switch
Power Switch
Recording Start/
Stop Button
FADE/WIPE Button
MENU Wheel
FADE/WIPE SELECTION
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Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or when you stop recording.
1 Set the Shooting Mode Switch to “VIDEO” and set the Power Switch to “ 
” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Set “CAMERA MODE” to “VIDEO” or
4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ 
FADER/WIPE”, then press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function, then press it. Selection is complete.
5 Press the MENU wheel again. The Menu Screen closes.
6 To activate the
.... Press FADE/WIPE during
so that the selected effect indicator appears.
To activate the Fade-out or Wipe-out . . .
.... Press FADE/WIPE during recording so that the
selected effect indicator appears.
7 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the
PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION
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To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .
.... press FADE/WIPE again in step 6 so that
the effect indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by pressing and holding the Recording Start/ Stop Button.
●If the power is turned off after a scene is finished recording, the stored point is erased, disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve combina- tion. When this happens, the Picture Wipe/ Dissolve indicator blinks. Also note that power shuts off automatically if 5 minutes elapse in the
●Picture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used when “CAMERA MODE” is set to
●All Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used when “CAMERA MODE” is set to “DUAL”.
●The sound at the end of the last recorded scene is not stored.
The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording is started.
1 Follow steps 1 through 5 above.
2 Engage the
If you press FADE/WIPE during recording . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button when one
scene is finished. The point at which the scene ended is stored in memory.
If you press FADE/WIPE during Record-Standby mode . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start
recording and press it again when one scene is finished. The point at which the scene ended is stored in memory.
3 If you start recording a new scene within 5 minutes of the end of the previous recording (without having turned the camcorder’s power off), the previous scene wipes out, revealing the new scene.