Additional Information

•If the degree of camcorder shake is too high, the image stabilizer may not be able to fully compensate. The image stabilizer may not be able to successfully eliminate all blur if the camcorder or the subject is moving too much.

•The image stabilizer may not work well on subjects with low contrast, with a recurring, repetitive pattern or without vertical lines.

•When [IMG STAB] is set to [ DYNAMIC], if the background’s movement does not

appear natural, select [ STANDARD] or [ OFF].

•We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [ OFF] when using a tripod.

[WIDESCREEN]: The camcorder uses the full width of the image sensor providing high- resolution 16:9 recordings.

•Since the screen on the camcorder has an aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3 aspect ratio will appear in the center of the screen with black sidebars.

•Playing back a widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the WSS system will automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV manually. To play back on a TV with normal aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE]

setting accordingly ( 83).

•The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the camcorder to mode.

[FOCUS PRI.]: When the focus priority is activated, the camcorder records a photo only after the focus has been adjusted automatically. You can also select which AF frames to use.

[ ON:AiAF]: One or more AF frames out of the nine frames available are automatically selected and the focus is fixed on them.

[ ON:CENTER]: A single focusing frame appears in the center of the screen and the focus is automatically fixed on it.

[ OFF]: No AF frame will appear and the photo will be recorded immediately after you press PHOTO .

• When the recording program is set to [ FIREWORKS], focus priority is

automatically set to [ OFF].

[A.SL SHUTTER]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.

•The camcorder uses shutter speeds down to 1/25 (1/12 in mode).

•The setting can be changed when the camcorder is set to or mode. The

camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set the camcorder to mode.

•If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [ OFF].

•If (camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing the camcorder, for example, by mounting it on a tripod.

[WIND SCREEN]: The camcorder automatically reduces the background sound of wind when recording outdoors.

•Some low-frequency sounds will be suppressed along with the sound of wind. When recording in surroundings unaffected by wind or if you want to record low-frequency

sounds, we recommend setting the wind screen to [ OFF ].

[REVIEW]: Selects the time to display a photo after it has been recorded to the memory.

•If you press DISP. while reviewing a photo it will continue to be displayed indefinitely. Press PHOTO halfway to return to the normal display.

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