36 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

 

LED Light

Wide Mode

LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in the dark place during video recording or D.S.C. shooting.

1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to

 

change the setting.

LED Light

OFF: Turns off the light.

 

ON: The light is on always. (

 

appears.)

 

AUTO: The light turns on automatically when

dark. ( appears.)

2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a still image.

NOTES:

●Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to eyes.

●If the light does not reach the subject when the LED Light setting is “ON”, the Night-Alive function will be activated, and makes it possible to shoot the subject brighter.

●There is a difference in the brightness of the images shot between the center area which is illuminated by the LED Light and the surrounding areas (which will be darker).

●Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter speed when the LED Light setting is “ON”, they will appear slightly blurred.

Live Slow

This feature is useful for recording or playing back precious or hard-to-see moments at a slow speed. Sound is recorded and played back in real time.

1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”. 2 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 15)

3 Set “SNAP/SLOW” to “SLOW” in SETTING Menu. ( pg. 31, 33) The Live Slow indicator “ ” appears.

4 Press SNAPSHOT (SLOW) during recording or playback.

●The moving pictures are divided into four frames. They are recorded or played back for 1.5 seconds, and then normal recording or playback resumes.

●This feature is effective when the recording mode selection is set to both “A” or “M”.

NOTES:

●Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

●Live Slow cannot be used when the 16:9 wide mode(16:9 indicator) is selected.

This camcorder allows you to choose the type of image output format for video recording.

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

2 Press 16:9 button repeatedly to choose your selection.

4 : 316 : 9

[4:3]: Records with no change in the screen ratio. For playback on a TV with a normal screen ratio. When using this mode on a TV with a normal screen ratio, refer to your TV’s instruction manual.

16:9: For playback on TVs with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Naturally expands the image to fit the screen without distortion. The “16:9” indicator appears. When using this mode, refer to your wide-screen TV’s instruction manual. During playback/recording on 4:3 TVs/LCD monitor/ viewfinder, the image is elongated vertically.

[ ] = Factory-preset

NOTES:

●Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

●Still images are recorded at 4:3 mode. They cannot be recorded at16:9 mode.