4 Press SNAPSHOT.

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Night Scope

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

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 to “M”.

2 Set “r” to “NIGHT SCOPE”.( pg. 48) The

Night Scope indicator ” appears.

This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.

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

2 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

3 Set “SNAP/SLOW” to the desired mode. ( pg. 37, 38) The Snapshot indicator “ ” appears.

The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to

provide up to 25 times sensitivity.

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

“ ” appears beside

” while the shutter speed The “O” indication appears and a still image

is being automatically adjusted.

will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the

camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

To deactivate Night Scope

You can perform Snapshot also during recording.

Set “r” to “OFF” so that the Night Scope

A still image will be recorded for approx.

indicator disappears.

 

6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.

NOTES:

 

Regardless of the Power Switch position (“A” or

 

M”), Snapshot recording takes place using the

During Night Scope, the following functions or

selected Snapshot mode.

 

 

 

settings cannot be activated and its indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blinks or goes out:

 

Motor Drive Mode

 

 

 

Some modes of “Program AE With Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects” ( pg. 48).

 

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 4 provides

“GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu( pg. 38).

an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval

“DIS” in MANUAL Menu( pg. 39).

between still images: approx. 1 second)

During Night Scope, it may be difficult to bring the

The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC

camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a

SELECT” is set to

 

 

 

”.( pg. 41)

 

 

 

tripod is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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