RECORDING

[Ex.: Fader]

Fade in

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Fade/Wipe

These effects let you make pro-style scene transitions. Fade- or wipe-in works at recording start, and fade- or wipe-out works at recording end or when you enter Record–Standby mode.

Display

MOSAIC

1 SELECTMODE OPERATION SYSTEM AND

 

Fade out

Set the System Select Switch to "VIDEO", and set the

 

 

 

 

Power Switch to “PRO.”.

After 2 sec.

 

2 MODEENGAGE FADE- OR WIPE-STANDBY

 

 

 

 

Press EFFECT to cycle through the modes as shown at

 

 

left. Once the desired mode appears, it is selected

 

 

and reserved.

 

 

•The selected mode’s name and its indication are

 

 

displayed for approx. 2 seconds. Then the name

 

 

disappears, and only the indication remains.

 

FADER

 

MOSAIC

 

SHUTTER

 

SLIDE

OFF

OFF

(No indication)

 

3 START OR END RECORDING

Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate fade- in/out or wipe-in/out.

4 TOMODECANCEL FADE- OR WIPE-STANDBY Press EFFECT repeatedly until “OFF” appears.

•“OFF” is displayed for approx. 2 seconds and the fade/wipe standby mode is canceled.

System Select Switch

EFFECT Button

Recording Start/Stop

Button

Power Switch

FADER

Fades in/out to a black screen.

MOSAIC (Fader)

Gradually turns/returns the picture into/from a mosaic pattern.

SHUTTER (Wipe)

A black screen moves in from the top and bottom, closing over the image like a shutter, or a new image pushes open the black screen vertically from the center.

SLIDE (Wipe)

A black screen moves in from the left to gradually cover the image, or a new image moves in from right to left.

NOTES:

Pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop Button allows you to vary the length for the image during fade in/out or wipe in/out.

The screen becomes slightly reddish when the Fade/Wipe is used with Sepia (pg. 33).

With the Electronic fog filter mode (pg. 33) engaged, the image fades in/out to a white screen.

Even if you start shooting with the Fade/Wipe indication displayed during Digital Still Camera Shooting, the Fade/Wipe does not function.

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JVC GR-AXM917UM manual Modeengage FADE- or WIPE-STANDBY

GR-AXM917UM specifications

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