10
BASIC FEATURES
To increase the brightness of the subject relative
to the background.
1) Press BACKLIGHT
(
during recording. “ ”
<
is displayed and the subject is brightened.
2) To cancel Backlight Compensation, press
BACKLIGHT
(
again. “ ”
<
disappears.
• Backlight Compensation functions in both
recording modes (“ ” or “ ”).
• Using BACKLIGHT
(
may brighten the
subject, resulting in a washed out or white
image.
• BACKLIGHT
(
and Manual Exposure mode
(pg. 12) cannot be used simultaneously.
If correct focus cannot be obtained with Auto
Focus, use Manual Focus.
1) Set the Power Switch
$
to “ ” while pressing
down the Lock Button
#
.
2) Press FOCUS
4
. “ ”
V
appears.
3) To focus on a distant subject, rotate the MENU
Wheel
1
upward. “2” appears and blinks. To
focus on a close subject, rotate the MENU
Wheel
1
downward. “3” appears and blinks.
4) To cancel the Manual Focus, press FOCUS
4
. “ ”
V
disappears and Auto Focus is
applied.
• When the focus level cannot be adjusted any
farther or closer, “ ” or “ ” will blink.
To produce the zoom in/out effect. Digital circuitry
extends the maximum magnification offered by
optical zoom. This system is called Digital Zoom.
• Slide the Power Zoom Lever
3
towards “T” to
zoom in, or “W” to zoom out.
• The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever
3
, the quicker the zoom action.
• Focusing may become unstable during
Zooming. In this case, set the zoom while in
Record–Standby, lock the focus by using the
manual focus, then zoom in or out in Record
mode.
• The zoom level indicator
?
-a moves during
zoom. Once the zoom level indicator
?
-a
reaches the top, all magnification from that
point is through digital processing.
• When using Digital Zoom, the quality of image
may suffer. To deactivate Digital Zoom, set
“D.ZOOM” (pg. 14) to “OFF” in CAMERA
MENU.
• Digital zoom cannot be used when the
“V. ECHO” mode (pg. 13, “Digital Effects”) is
activated.
To check the end of the last recording.
1) Make sure the camcorder is in Record–
Standby mode.
2) Press 1
~
and release quickly.
Tape is rewound for approx. 1 second and
played back automatically, then pauses in
Record–Standby mode for the next shot.
• Distortion may occur at the start of playback.
This is normal.
To re-record certain segments.
1) Make sure the camcorder is in Record–
Standby mode.
2) Press and hold either RETAKE ¡
&
or 1
~
to reach the start point for new recording.
3) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button
"
to
start recording.
• Noise bars appear and pictures may become
monochrome or darken during Retake. This is
normal.
Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen
during playback. To activate Manual Tracking:
1) Press the TRACKING Wheel
1
for approx. 2
seconds. “MT”
!
appears.
2) Rotate the TRACKING Wheel
1
so that the
noise bars disappear.
• To return to Auto Tracking, press the
TRACKING Wheel
1
for approx. 2 seconds or
set the Power Switch
$
to “OFF” and then
“PLAY” again. “AT”
!
blinks. When Auto
Tracking finishes, the indication disappears.
• When noise bars appear during playback, the
camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and
“AT”
!
appears.
• Manual Tracking may not work with tapes
recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to
deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC
4
during playback for more than 1 second. “TBC”
5
is displayed.
• The “TBC” indicator
5
turns green (grey with a
camcorder equipped with a black/white
viewfinder) while TBC is working, and white
while TBC is not operative.
• TBC does not work during Still Playback and
Shuttle Search (pg. 9).
• It may take a few seconds before TBC actually
starts working.
• The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode
is activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out
points or when normal playback resumes after
Still Playback or Shuttle Search (pg. 9).
Backlight CompensationAuto/Manual FocusZoomingQuick ReviewRetakeTrackingTBC (Time Base Corrector)
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