38 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

Wipe Or Fader Effects

occur when “SPORTS” or any mode of

“SHUTTER 1/500 – 1/4000” is selected.

These effects let you make pro-style scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the next.

Wipe or Fader works when video recording is started or stopped.

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

2 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

3 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 20)

4 Set “WIPE/FADER” in “FUNCTION” Menu. ( pg. 30)

5 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.

NOTE:

You can extend the length of a Wipe or Fader by pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop Button.

WIPE/FADER

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

WHITE : Fade in or out with a white screen.

BLACK : Fade in or out with a black screen.

SLIDE : Wipe in from right to left, or wipe out from left to right.

SCROLL : The scene wipes in from the bottom to the top of a black screen, or wipes out from top to bottom, leaving a black screen.

Program AE, Effects And Shutter Effects

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

2 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 20)

3 Set “EFFECT”, “PROGRAM AE” or

“SHUTTER” in “FUNCTION” Menu. ( pg. 30)

●The selected effect will be shown for approx. 2 seconds before the camcorder returns to the menu screen.

NOTES:

●Shutter Effects cannot be used during “NIGHT”.

●When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear phenomenon tends to

PROGRAM AE

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

SPORTS

(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000): This setting allows fast-moving images to be captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use the shutter function under good lighting conditions.

SNOW : Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the 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. 37) 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.

EFFECT

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

SEPIA : Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos.

MONOTONE: Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W.

CLASSIC* : Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.

STROBE* : Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.

MIRROR* : Creates a mirror image on the left half of the screen, juxtaposed to the normal image on the other half.

* Not available for still image recording.