To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .
... select “OFF” in step 4.
PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION
( , , , , , and ) The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording is started.
1 Follow steps 1 through 4 above.
2 Engage the Record-Standby mode.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve 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 select Picture Wipe/Dissolve 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.
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.

48ENFORRECORDING(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 Program AE with special effects (Z pg. 46, 47). If an unusable Fade/ Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.

VIDEO/DSC Switch (GR-DVX78 only)

Lock Button

F

 

LP

A

FO Y

 

RecordingStart/Stop

Button

Power Switch

MENU Wheel

NOTES:

cYou can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by pressing and holding the Recording Start/ Stop Button.

cIf the power is turned off after a scene is finished recording, the stored point is erased, disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve combination. 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.

cThe sound at the end of the last recorded scene is not stored.

cPicture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used while Night-Scope is being activated (Z pg. 45).

FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , , , , , , and )Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or when you stop recording.

1 Set the VIDEO/DSC Switch to “VIDEO” (GR-DVX78 only), then set the Power Switch to “” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “ WIPE/ FADER”, then press it.

4 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select the desired function, then press it. Selection is complete. Press the MENU Wheel in again.

•The WIPE/FADER Menu disappears and the effect is reserved. The indicator representing the selected effect appears.

5 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.