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Group 1

F1 FADER F2 CINEMA

SEL.

Group 2

F1 FOCUS F2 EXP.

SEL.

Group 3

RECORDINGAdvancedFeatures(cont.)

 

INTELLIGENT FUNCTION CONTROL

F1 FADER F2 CINEMA

This feature makes it easier for you to make selections

during the following modes: Fader, Cinema, Manual

 

 

Focus Adjust, Exposure Control, Display, and Instant

 

Title.

 

 

 

Viewfinder

 

PREPARATION

 

Set the PROGRAM AE dial to any position except

1 LOCK.

F1 TITLE F2 DISP.

SELECT MODE

SEL.

 

Press Function SEL. until the required function’s

 

2 indication appears in the viewfinder.

PROGRAM AE select dial

ENTER SELECTION

 

 

Press either F1 or F2 (the one to the immediate left

 

3 of the desired function name).

 

NOTE:

 

If you set the PROGRAM AE dial to LOCK, F1 and F2

 

disappear from the viewfinder, indicating that IFC

 

(Intelligent Function Control) is unusable.

F1 button

F2 button

F1

SEL

F2

Function SEL. button

FADE IN

FADE OUT

Fader

This feature allows smooth fade-in and fade-out to black blank screen. Fade-in works at recording start, and fade-out works at recording end or when you enter Record–Standby mode.

SELECT MODE

1 Press Function SEL. until “FADER” appears to the right of F1.

ENGAGE FADE–STANDBY MODE

2 Press F1 to engage the Fade–Standby mode. “FADER”appears in the viewfinder.

START RECORDING

3 Press Recording Start/Stop to start recording and activate fade-in.

OR . . .

END RECORDING

Press Recording Start/Stop to end recording and engage fade-out.

NOTES:

Pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop button allows you to record a black blank screen.

The screen becomes slightly reddish when the Fader is used with Sepia (pg. 14).

With the Electronic fog filter mode (pg. 14) engaged, the image fades in/out to a white screen.

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JVC GR-AX360, GR-AX460, GR-AX260 manual Recor DI NG Advanced Featur es, Fader

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