Variable Shutter Speed 1/250 1/4000

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34 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

		Program AE With Special Effects		SPORTS

			(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000):
			This setting allows fast-moving images to be
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
			captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable
2 Set “r” to the desired mode. ( pg. 22)			slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter
● The PROGRAM AE menu disappears and the			speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the
	selected effect is activated.		shutter function under good lighting conditions.
● The selected effect indicator appears.				SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may
To deactivate the selected effect			otherwise appear too dark when shooting in
Select “OFF” in step 2. The effect indicator			extremely bright surroundings such as in the
disappears.			snow.
NOTES:				SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects
			that may otherwise appear too bright when
● Program AE with special effects can be changed
			shooting under extremely strong direct lighting
	during recording or during Record-Standby.
			such as spotlights.
● Some modes of Program AE with special effects
				TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look
	cannot be used during Night-Scope.
● When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical			more natural. White Balance ( pg. 32) is
	streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear		automatically set to “ ”, but can be changed to
	phenomenon tends to occur when “SPORTS” or		your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen,
	any mode of “SHUTTER 1/250 – 1/4000” is		the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus
	selected.		from approx. 10 m to infinity. From less than 10
● Some modes of Program AE with special effects			m, adjust the focus manually.
	cannot be used with certain Wipe/Fader effects.			SEPIA: Recorded scenes have a brownish
	( pg. 33) In this case, the selected indicator
			tint like old photos. Combine this with the
	blinks or goes out.
			Cinema mode for a classic look.

PROGRAM AE

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

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 mercury-vapour lamp is reduced.

SHUTTER 1/250/ SHUTTER 1/500/ SHUTTER 1/1000/ SHUTTER 1/2000/ SHUTTER 1/4000: These settings allow fast- moving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback by fixing shutter speed variables. Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well, using SPORTS mode. The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions.

MONOTONE: Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together with the Cinema mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect.