Infrared Recording
Infrared Recording
This camcorder features the ability to shoot movies in dark surroundings using the camcorder's infrared light and |
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other sources of infrared light. Also, you can select whether the lighter areas of the picture appear in green or | 93 |
white. |
Operating modes: 
Activating Infrared Mode
Follow the procedure below to set the camcorder to Infrared mode and to set the color of highlights in the picture.
1 Move the INFRARED switch to ON.
2 Open the [Monochrome] submenu to select a color.
[lCamera Setup] 
[Infrared] 
[Monochrome]
3 Select [White] or [Green] and then press SET.
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• If you set an assignable button to [IR Monochrome] (097), you can |
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press the button to activate the infrared light. |
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• When you activate Infrared mode, autofocus will also be activated |
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automatically. You can change the focus to manual focus during | [lCamera Setup] | |
Infrared mode, however. | ||
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• Depending on the light source, autofocus may not work well.
Using the Infrared Light
You can turn the infrared light on and off using an assignable button or the CUSTOM button.
1 Open the [Light] submenu.
[lCamera Setup] 
[Infrared] 
[Light]
2 Select a desired option and then press SET.
[Infrared]
[Monochrome]
[White]
[lCamera Setup]
[Infrared]
[Light]
[Toggle]
Options
[Toggle]: Allows you to turn the infrared light on and off using an assignable button or the CUSTOM button. Set an assignable button (097) or CUSTOM button (047) to [IR Light] in advance.
[Always On]: The infrared light is always on while the camcorder is in Infrared mode.
[Always Off]: The infrared light is always off.