Advanced Techniques

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Advanced Techniques

The Hitachi VM-H620A/H720A offers a diverse group of features that add interest and excitement to your video. Adding fades to smooth transitions creates video with a professional look.

As you learn and practice with these features think of situations that they might fit in and add a special touch.

Date Recording

When the date has been set, the camcorder will enter the automatic date recording mode automatically.

1.Press the red button on the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch as you slide it to CAM.

2.Press the DATE/TITLE button to specify the date display you want to record.

￿AUTO and Date - Automatic Date Recording

This option records the date automatically once a day at the beginning of recording for ten seconds

Note: The camcorder records the same date when;

-the cassette is replaced.

-you select ￿ AUTO and date display again.

-the recording is less than 10 seconds long.

Note: If the date changes while recording continues over 10 seconds, the new date is recorded for about 10 seconds the next time you make a recording.

￿TITLE and Date - Automatic Title and Date Recording

This option records the date and created title (see "Creating and Recording a Title" on page 43) automatically once a day at the beginning of recording for 10 seconds.

Note: When ￿ TITLE is displayed in the viewfinder, the title cannot be turned on or off using the remote control.

Date - Date Recording

The camcorder records the date with the picture all the time.