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RECORDING

Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)

Fade/Wipe Effects

These effects let you make pro-style scene
transitions. Use them to spice up the transition
from one scene to the next. You can also vary
transitions from scene to scene.
IMPORTANT:
Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with
certain modes of Programme AE with special
effects (
pg. 34, 35). If an unusable Fade/
Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or
goes out.
Recording Start/
Stop Button
MENU Wheel
Power Switch

FADE/WIPE SELECTION

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Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or
when you stop recording.
1
Set the Shooting Mode Switch to “VIDEO” and set the
Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock
Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder
fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
2
Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.
3
Set “CAMERA MODE” to “VIDEO” or “PS-VIDEO” in
the Menu Screen ( pg. 26, 27).
4
Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ FADER/WIPE”,
then press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select the
desired function, then press it. Selection is complete.
5
Press the MENU wheel again. The Menu Screen
closes.
6To activate the Fade-in or Wipe-in . . .
....Press FADE/WIPE during Record-Standby mode
so that the selected effect indicator appears.
To activate the Fade-out or Wipe-out . . .
....Press FADE/WIPE during recording so that the
selected effect indicator appears.
7
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the
Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.

PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION

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The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording
is started.
1
Follow steps 1 through 5 above.
2
Engage the Record-Standby mode.
If you press FADE/WIPE during recording . . .
....press the Recording Start/Stop Button when one
scene is finished. The point at which the scene
ended is stored in memory.
If you press FADE/WIPE during Record-Standby
mode . . .
....press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start
recording and press it again when one scene is
finished. The point at which the scene ended is
stored in memory.
3
If you start recording a new scene within 5 minutes of
the end of the previous recording (without having
turned the camcorder’s power off), the previous scene
wipes out, revealing the new scene.
To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .
.... press FADE/WIPE again in step 6 so that
the effect indicator disappears.
NOTES:
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Once a Fade/Wipe Effect is executed, the effect is
deactivated and its indicator goes out. To use the
same effect again, press FADE/WIPE as required.
To use a different effect, start from step 4.
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You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by
pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop
Button.
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If the power is turned off after a scene is finished
recording, the stored point is erased,
disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve combina-
tion. When this happens, the Picture Wipe/
Dissolve indicator blinks. Also note that power
shuts off automatically if 5 minutes elapse in the
Record-Standby mode.
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Picture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used when
“CAMERA MODE” is set to “PS-VIDEO”.
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All Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used when
“CAMERA MODE” is set to “DUAL”.
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The sound at the end of the last recorded scene
is not stored.
Shooting Mode Switch
FADE/WIPE Button