Night-Alive

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.

1 Set the Power Switch u to “” while pressing down the Lock Button y located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2 Press NIGHT 0 so that the Night-Alive indicator “ ” * appears.

•The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to provide up to 30 times sensitivity.

•“A” appears beside “ ” * while the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted.

To Deactivate Night-Alive . . .

..... press NIGHT 0 again so that the Night-Alive

indicator disappears.

NOTES:

●During Night-Alive, the following functions or settings cannot be activated and its indicator blinks or goes out:

•Some modes of “Program AE With Special Effects” ( pg. 23, 24).

•“GAIN UP” in the CAMERA Menu ( pg. 29).

•“DIS” in the MANUAL Menu ( pg. 29).

●During Night-Alive, it may be difficult to bring the camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of manual focus and/or a tripod is recommended.

Program AE With Special Effects

1 Set the Power Switch u to “” while pressing down the Lock Button y located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel % in. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select

“ PROGRAM AE”, then press it.

4 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select the desired mode, then press it. Selection is complete. Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel % in again. The Menu Screen closes.

•The PROGRAM AE Menu disappears and the selected mode is activated. The selected mode indicator appears.

To Deactivate The Selected Mode . . .

..... select “OFF” in step 4.

IMPORTANT

Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Fade/Wipe Effects ( pg. 24). If an unusable mode is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.

NOTES:

●Program AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during Record-Standby.

●Some modes of Program AE special effects cannot be used during Night-Alive.

SHUTTER

1/60: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60th of a second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower.

1/100: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100th of a second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced.

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.

NOTE:

“SPOTLIGHT” has the same effect as –3 with the exposure control ( pg. 26).

TWILIGHT

Makes evening scenes look more natural.

White Balance ( pg. 27) is initially set to , but can be changed to your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m (32 ft) to infinity. From less than 10 m (32 ft), adjust the focus manually.

SEPIA

Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look.

MONOTONE

Like black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together with the Cinema mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect.

CLASSIC FILM

Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.

STROBE

Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.

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