36 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)
Fade/Wipe Effects
These effects let you make
IMPORTANT:
Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with certain modes of Program AE with special effects ( pg. 38). If an unusable Fade/Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.
START/STOP Button
Operation Switch
POWER Switch
Lock Button
MODE Dial
MENU Wheel
To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .
.... select “OFF” in step 4.
NOTES:
●You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by pressing and holding START/STOP.
●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
●Picture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used when the MODE Dial is set to “ 
”.
●All Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used when the MODE Dial is set to “ DUAL ”.
●The sound at the end of the last recorded scene is not stored.
FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( | , | , | , | , | ||||
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Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or when you stop recording.
1 Set the POWER Switch to “ 
” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch and the MODE Dial to “VIDEO” or “ 
”, then set the Operation Switch to “ 
”. Pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ 
”, then press it.
4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function, then press it. Selection is complete.
•The FADER/WIPE Menu disappears and the effect is reserved. The indicator representing the selected effect appears.
5 Press START/STOP to activate the
PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION
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, 
and 
)
The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording is started.
1 Follow steps 1 through 4 above.
2 Engage the
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during recording . . .
.... press START/STOP when one scene is finished.
The point at which the scene ended is stored in memory.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record- Standby mode . . .
.... press START/STOP to start recording and press it
again when one scene is finished. The point at which the scene ended is stored in memory.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record- Standby mode after performing a Picture Wipe/ Dissolve . . .
.... the point at which the scene ended is already
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.
