30 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

 

 

Wipe Or Fader Effects

 

 

 

Program AE, Effects And Shutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects

 

These effects let you make pro-style scene

 

 

transitions. Use them to spice up the transition

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

from one scene to the next.

 

Wipe or Fader works when video recording is

 

2 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 18)

started or stopped.

 

3 Set “EFFECT”, “PROGRAM AE” or

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

 

“SHUTTER” in “FUNCTION” Menu. ( pg. 23)

 

● The selected effect will be shown for approx. 2

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

 

seconds before the camcorder returns to the

2 Set the recording mode to “ ”. ( pg. 18)

 

 

 

 

 

3 Set “WIPE/FADER” in “FUNCTION” Menu.

 

 

menu screen.

 

NOTES:

 

( pg. 23)

 

 

 

 

4 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to

 

● Shutter Effects cannot be used during “NIGHT”.

 

● When a subject is too bright or reflective, a

activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.

 

 

vertical streak may appear (smear

NOTE:

 

 

 

 

phenomenon). Smear phenomenon tends to

 

 

 

 

occur when “SPORTS” or any mode of

You can extend the length of a Wipe or Fader by

 

 

 

 

“SHUTTER 1/500 – 1/4000” is selected.

pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop

 

 

 

PROGRAM AE

Button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIPE/FADER

 

 

 

 

 

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

 

SPORTS

 

 

(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000):
WHITE

: Fade in or out with a white

 

 

This setting allows fast-moving images to be

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACK

 

 

: Fade in or out with a black

 

slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter

screen.

 

 

 

speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use

SLIDE

: Wipe in from right to left, or wipe

 

the shutter function under good lighting

 

conditions.

 

out from left to right.

 

 

 

SNOW

: Compensates for subjects that

SCROLL

 

: The scene wipes in from the

 

 

 

may otherwise appear too dark when shooting

bottom to the top of a black screen, or wipes

 

 

in extremely bright surroundings such as in the

out from top to bottom, leaving a black screen.

 

 

snow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT : Compensates for subjects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that may otherwise appear too bright when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting under extremely strong direct lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

such as spotlights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWILIGHT

: Makes evening scenes look

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more natural. White Balance ( pg. 29) is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically set to “AUTO”. When Twilight is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the focus from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to infinity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From less than 10 m, adjust the focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIGHT

: Makes dark subjects or areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

even brighter than they would be under good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

natural lighting. Although the recorded image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is not grainy, it may look as if it is strobing due

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the slow shutter speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During Night-Alive, it may be difficult to bring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of a tripod is recommended.