24 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

FOCUS

SNAPSHOT

MMENU/VOL.

Auto Focus

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed

Lock Button

below (in these cases perform “Manual Focus”):

Focus detection zone

Power Switch

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

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

1 Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 12)

3 Set “SNAP MODE” to the desired mode. ( pg. 18, 19)

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.

NOTES:

● To remove the shutter sound, refer to “BEEP” on page 20.

●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

NOTES:

●If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean. ( pg. 38) When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.

●When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first. ( pg. 12) If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will not occur when “TELE MACRO” is set to “ON”. ( pg. 19)

Manual Focus

NOTE:

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have performed “Viewfinder Adjustment” ( pg. 9).

● When “WIDE MODE” is set to “SQUEEZE

 

” ( pg. 20),

the “O” indication blinks in blue and Snapshot recording

becomes impossible.

 

 

● If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 23) is engaged,

certain modes of Program AE with special effects are

disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the

icon blinks.

 

 

● If SNAPSHOT is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON”

( pg. 19), the Stabiliser will be disabled.

 

 

● During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the

viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no

effect in the recorded image.

 

 

● When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the shutter

sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded

onto the tape.

 

 

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 4 provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)

1 Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.

3 To focus on a further subject, rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel towards “+”. The “” indicator appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel towards “–”. The “” indicator appears and blinks.

To reset to Auto Focus Press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.

If FOCUS is pressed once, the camcorder will enter the focus adjustment mode again.

While focusing on a further subject

Manual focus indicator

While focusing on a nearer subject

Manual focus indicator