FEATURES FOR RECORDING EN 41

 

 

Program AE, Effects And Shutter

NIGHT

: Makes dark subjects or areas

 

 

even brighter than they would be under good

 

 

Effects

 

 

 

natural lighting. Although the recorded image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

to the slow shutter speed.

During Night-Alive, it may be difficult to bring

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

the camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use

3 Set “EFFECT”, “PROGRAM AE” or

of a tripod is recommended.

“SHUTTER” in “FUNCTION” Menu. ( pg. 32)

EFFECT

 

● The selected effect will be shown for approx. 2

 

 

seconds before the camcorder returns to the

 

 

 

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

 

menu screen.

 

 

 

 

 

SEPIA

: Recorded scenes have a

NOTES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

brownish tint like old photos.

● Shutter Effects cannot be used during “NIGHT”.

MONOTONE : Like classic black and white

● When a subject is too bright or reflective, a

films, your footage is shot in B/W.

 

vertical streak may appear (smear

 

CLASSIC*

: Gives recorded scenes a

 

phenomenon). Smear phenomenon tends to

 

occur when “SPORTS” or any mode of

strobe effect.

 

“SHUTTER 1/500 – 1/4000” is selected.

STROBE* : Your recording looks like a

PROGRAM AE

series of consecutive snapshots.

MIRROR* : Creates a mirror image on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

left half of the screen, juxtaposed to the normal

SPORTS

 

 

 

image on the other half.

 

 

 

* Not available for still image recording.

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

 

 

 

This setting allows fast-moving images to be

 

 

 

captured one frame at a time, for vivid, stable

SHUTTER

 

slow-motion playback. The faster the shutter

 

 

 

 

OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)

speed, the darker the picture becomes. Use

the shutter function under good lighting

 

SHUTTER 1/60: The shutter speed is

conditions.

 

 

 

fixed at 1/60th of a second. Black bands that

SNOW

: Compensates for subjects that

usually appear when shooting a TV screen

may otherwise appear too dark when shooting

become narrower.

in extremely bright surroundings such as in the

 

SHUTTER 1/100: The shutter speed is

snow.

 

 

 

fixed at 1/100th of a second. The flickering that

SPOTLIGHT

: Compensates for subjects

occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light

that may otherwise appear too bright when

or mercury-vapour lamp is reduced.

shooting under extremely strong direct lighting

SHUTTER 1/500/SHUTTER 1/4000*:

such as spotlights.

(Refer to PROGRAM AE - SPORTS

TWILIGHT

 

: Makes evening scenes look

 

mode.)

 

more natural. White Balance ( pg. 39) is

* Not available for still image recording.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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