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Record mode
Recording yourself
You can record yourself while viewing the LCD monitor. You can record persons in front of the camera while presenting them the image. The image is horizontally flipped as if you see a mirror image. (The image to be recorded is the same as that recording.)
1Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.
≥When the LCD monitor is opened, the viewfinder will be automatically turned off. If the LCD monitor is rotated towards the lens side though, then the viewfinder will be activated.
≥When the LCD monitor is rotated towards the lens side, the icon will not be displayed even if you press the [ENTER] button.
Backlight compensation function
This protects a backlit subject from being darkened.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the [ENTER] button until the icon 1 appears.
2Press the [1] button to select the backlight compensation icon [
].
1
ª
≥The image on the screen will become brighter.
ªTo return to normal recording
Select the [
] icon again.
≥If you operate the [OFF/ON] switch or the mode switch, the backlight compensation is cancelled.
Night view functions
This function allows you to record color subjects in dark locations to stand out against the background.
Attach the
≥Only manual focusing can be used.
≥Recorded scene is seen as if frames were missed.
Color night view function
You can record dark locations brightly in color.
0 Lux night view function
You can record completely dark locations with the light of the LCD monitor.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the [ENTER] button until the icon 1 appears.
2Press the [3] button to select the night view icon [
].
1
≥Each upward press switches the modes.
OFF # Color night view function # 0 Lux night view function # OFF
3(In the case of 0 lux night view function) Rotate the LCD monitor towards the lens side.
≥When the LCD monitor is reversed, the Power LCD lamp turns on and the screen is lit in white.
≥Record the subject while viewing it on the viewfinder. ≥The light of the LCD monitor reaches approx. 1.2 m (3.9
feet) or less.
ªTo cancel the color night view function
Select the night view icon until the night view indication disappear.
≥If set in a bright place, the screen may become whitish for a
while.
≥The night view function makes the signal charging time of CCD up to approximately 30k longer than usual, so that dark scenes invisible to the naked eye can be recorded brightly. For this reason, bright dots that are usually invisible may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥The night view function is cancelled when you operate the power switch or the mode switch.
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