[Focus Assistance]: When focus assistance is activated, the image at the center of the screen is magnified to help you focus manually (A104).

•Using focus assistance will not affect the recordings. It will be cancelled automatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording.

[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.

•Minimum shutter speed used: 1/25; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to[¸PF25] or [ 25P].

•The auto slow shutter can only be activated when the recording pro- gram is set to [’Programmed AE], but the setting will not change even

if you set the camcorder to mode.•If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [jOff].

[Flicker Reduction]: If the screen starts to flicker when recording movies under fluorescent lights, change the setting to reduce the effect.

Flicker reduction can be activated only when the recording program is set to [’Programmed AE].

[Onscreen Markers]: You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the center of the screen. Use the markers as a reference to make sure your subject is framed correctly (vertically and/or horizontally).

• Using the onscreen markers will not affect the recordings.

[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 [jOff à].

[Microphone Attenuator]: Helps prevent audio distortions.

[kAutomatic]: The camcorder will automatically activate the microphone attenuator as necessary for optimal audio recording levels so high audio levels will not be distorted.

[iOn å]: The microphone attenuator will be activated at all times to reproduce more faithfully the sound dynamics. åwill appear on the screen.

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