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FEATURES FOR RECORDING

SNAPSHOT Button

Power Switch

Lock Button

NIGHT Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Night Scope

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.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

3Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope indicator “ ” appears.

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

●“” appears beside “” while the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted.

To deactivate Night-Scope…

Press NIGHT again so that the Night-Scope indicator disappears.

NOTES:

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

•Some modes of “Program AE With Special Effects” ( pg. 33).

•“Snapshot Flash” ( pg. 43)

•“GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu. ( pg. 35)

•“DIS” in MANUAL Menu. ( pg. 35)

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

Snapshot (For Video Recording)

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

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

2Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

3Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the viewfinder fully.

4Set “SNAP MODE” to the desired mode. ( pg. 31, 34)

5Press SNAPSHOT.

●The “O” indication appears and a still image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the Record- Standby mode.

●You can perform Snapshot also during recording. A still image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.

●Regardless of the Power Switch position (“A” or “M”), Snapshot recording takes place using the selected Snapshot mode.

NOTES:

●To remove the shutter sound, refer to “BEEP” on page 37.

●If Snapshot recording is not possible, the “O” indication blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.

●If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 33) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.

●If SNAPSHOT is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 35), the Stabiliser will be disabled.

●During playback as well, all snapshot modes are

available when “ COPY” is set to “OFF” in VIDEO Menu. ( pg. 40) However, the shutter sound is not heard.

●During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no effect in the recorded image.

●When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape.

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 5 provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)

●The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC

SELECT” is set to “/”. ( pg. 39)