CAMERA SETUP

Menu item

 

 

Setting options

 

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SHUTTER]1

[

AUTO], [1/60], [1/100], [1/250],

 

z

31

 

[1/500], [1/1000], [1/2000]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A.SL SHUTTER]2

[

ON], [

OFF]

 

 

z

[ZOOM TYPE]

[

OPTICAL], [

 

ADVANCED], [

DIGITAL]

z

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ZOOM SPEED]

[

VARIABLE], [

SPEED 3], [

SPEED 2],

z

25

 

[

SPEED 1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IMG STAB]3

[

ON], [

OFF]

 

 

z

[WIDESCREEN]

[

ON], [

OFF]

 

 

z

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SELF TIMER]

[

ON ], [

OFF]

 

z

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Option available only when the recording program is set to [ PROGRAM AE].

2Option available when the mode switch is set to or (only when the recording program is

set to [ PROGRAM AE]).

3Option available only when the mode switch is set to .

[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 1/30.

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

[IMG STAB]: The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full telephoto.

The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcorder shake. The image stabilizer may also not be able to compensate for all movement when recording moving subjects.

The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places with

[A.SL SHUTTER] set to [ ON] or using the [ NIGHT] recording program.

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

The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to .

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

VCR SETUP

Menu item

 

Setting options

CAMERAPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[REC MODE]

[

STD PLAY], [

LONG PLAY]

z

z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TV TYPE]

[

NORMAL TV], [

WIDE TV]

z

z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[REC MODE]: Select the video recording mode.

Recording in LP mode extends the available recording time on the tape 1.5 times.

Depending on the condition of the tape (long usage, imperfections, etc.) you may notice some video anomalies (blocky video artifacts, banding, etc.) in the playback picture when playing back recordings made in LP mode. We recommend using the SP mode for important recordings.

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