Video

Self Timer

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FUNC.

[ MENU]

[ CAMERA SETUP]

[SELF TIMER] [ON ]

FUNC.

appears.

mode:

In record pause mode, press Start/Stop .

The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen.

mode:

Press PHOTO , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully.

The camcorder will record the photo after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen.

NOTES

•When the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens, we recommend pushing the

joystick ( ) to hide the joystick guide

and make the icon appear larger.

•The self timer will be canceled when any of the following operations are performed.

-Pressing Start/Stop (when recording movies) or PHOTO (when taking photos) once the countdown has begun

-Turning off the camcorder

-Changing the operating mode

-Setting the camcorder to standby mode

Automatic Backlight Correction and Manual Exposure Adjustment

At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). To correct this, you can manually adjust the exposure or use the automatic backlight correction.

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POINTS TO CHECK

Select a recording program other than [ FIREWORKS].

Automatic Backlight Correction

When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, you can have the camcorder automatically correct for the backlight.

1Push the joystick () to display the joystick guide.

2Select () [BLC ] and press

.

• appears on the screen.

•Press again to end the backlight correction mode.

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