38 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

 

 

Night-Scope

Motor Drive Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 4 provides

 

 

 

 

Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than

an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval

they would be under good natural lighting.

between still images: approx. 1 second)

Although the recorded image is not grainy, it may

● The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC

look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter

 

SELECT” is set to “

/

”. ( pg. 35)

speed.

 

 

Manual Focus

 

 

1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

 

 

 

 

2 Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope

 

 

 

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers

indicator “ ” appears.

continuous shooting ability from close-up (as

● The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to

close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.

provide up to 25 times sensitivity.

However, correct focus may not be obtained

● “ ” appears beside “

” while the shutter speed

depending on the shooting condition. In this

 

 

is being automatically adjusted.

case, use the manual focus mode.

To deactivate Night-Scope

Press NIGHT again so that the Night-Scope indicator disappears.

NOTES:

● During Night-Scope, the following functions or

settings cannot be activated and its indicator

blinks or goes out:

• Some modes of “Program AE With Special

Effects” ( pg. 42).

• “GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu ( pg. 32).

• “DIS” in MANUAL Menu ( pg. 32).

1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.

3 Press + or – to focus on a subject.

●When the focus level

cannot be adjusted any further or closer, “ ” or “

Manual focus indicator

” will blink.

● During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring the

camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a

tripod is recommended.

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.

1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

2 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

3 Set “SNAP/SLOW” to the desired mode. ( pg. 31, 32) The Snapshot indicator “” appears.

4 Press SNAPSHOT.

●There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

●The “O” indication appears and a still image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

●You can perform Snapshot also during recording. A still image will be recorded for approx.

6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.

●Regardless of the Power Switch position (“A” or “M”), Snapshot recording takes place using the selected Snapshot mode.

4 Press MENU. Focus adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus

Press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.

Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below.

●When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

●When illumination is low.*

●When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one- colour wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

●When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder.*

●When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.

●When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.

●When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.

*The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: , , and .