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RECORDING Advanced Features (cont.)

NOTE:

 

Animation
Before performing the following steps, make

You can shoot a series of pictures, each slightly different,

sure that:

 

The Power Switch is set to “ ”.of the same object for a brief period of time.

 

 

The camcorder is in the Record-Standby

1

Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

mode.

 

 

 

The recording mode is set to “SP”.

 

 

 

 

Rotate MENU to select “ TO SYSTEM MENU” and

 

 

2 press it to display SYSTEM MENU. Rotate MENU to

 

 

 

select “ NEXT” and press it to display the next page.

 

 

 

Then, rotate MENU to select “REC TIME” and press it.

 

 

 

The REC TIME Menu appears. Rotate MENU to select

 

 

 

the desired recording time, then press it.

 

 

3

The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on

 

MENU Wheel

” RETURN”. Press MENU again to close the Menu

 

 

 

Screen.

 

 

 

Press the Recording Start/Stop Button after focusing

Recording Start/Stop Button

 

4 on the subject. The recording stops automatically

 

 

 

after the selected period of time.

 

 

 

•Repeat step 4 for the desired number of pictures.

Display

 

 

To release the Animation mode, set “REC TIME” in

 

REC TIME Menu

 

REC T I ME

5 the Menu screen to “OFF”.

 

 

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1 / 4 S

1 / 2 S

1S

5S

Time-Lapse

I NT . T I ME

 

INT. TIME Menu

 

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1 5 S

3 0 S

1M I N

5M I N

Interval time indicator

1 5S

1S

Recording time indicator

You can record sequentially at preset time spans. Leaving the camcorder aimed at a specific subject, you can record subtle changes over an extended period of time.

1 Set “REC TIME” ( step 1 and 2 of “Animation” above).

2 Rotate MENU to select “INT. TIME” and press it. The INT. TIME Menu appears. Rotate MENU to select the desired interval time, then press it. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

Press MENU again to close the Menu Screen.

3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. Recording and intervals alternate automatically.

4 To release the Time-Lapse mode, when “” is not displayed, press the Recording Start/Stop Button to

display “ ”, then set “REC TIME” and “INT. TIME” in the Menu Screen to “OFF”.
NOTES (for Animation and Time-Lapse):

For best results, make sure the camcorder is secured when shooting in Animation or Time-Lapse mode.

Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed during Animation or Time-Lapse shooting.

Before performing other operations following Animation or Time-Lapse recording, make sure the Animation or Time-Lapse mode is deactivated.

Animation and Time-Lapse are canceled when the power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected.