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RECORDING BasicFeatures(cont.)

Record-Standby Up

Normal

Upside down

RecordRecord-Standby

Record-Standby Down

AUTO

 

P AUSE

APS ON APS OFF

APS ON

AUTO PAUSE

QUICK REC

FEATURE:

Auto Pause System

PURPOSE:

To automatically stop recording

 

when the camcorder is pointed

 

down, preventing accidental

 

recordings of the ground, your feet,

 

etc.

OPERATION:

1) Press AUTO PAUSE so that “APS

 

ON” appears in the viewfinder for

 

2 seconds. When the camcorder is

 

tilted down by a large degree from

 

its horizontal position during

 

recording, the Record-Standby

 

mode is automatically engaged.

 

During this, “AUTO” is displayed

 

above “

 

PAUSE

 

”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To switch off the Auto Pause

 

System, press AUTO PAUSE

 

again so that “APS OFF” appears

 

in the viewfinder for 2 seconds.

NOTES:

The Auto Pause System is also

 

effective when the camcorder is

 

pointed up, or is positioned upside

 

down.

 

Auto Pause also works when the

 

camcorder is twisted by a large

 

degree to the left or right.

 

When you want to shoot in any of

 

the aforementioned positions, be

 

sure to switch off Auto Pause.

 

 

FEATURE:

Quick Rec

PURPOSE:

To record a scene for 5 seconds,

 

providing quick scene transitions like

 

those seen in TV programmes.

OPERATION:

1) During Record–Standby, press and

 

release QUICK REC. Recording

 

starts, and after 5-second record-

 

ing is finished, the camcorder

 

reenters the Record–Standby mode

 

automatically.

 

•To continue shooting longer than

 

5 seconds, press and hold

 

QUICK REC. Recording

 

continues as long as QUICK REC

 

is kept pressed.

NOTES:

The Fade/Wipe (pg. 23) cannot

 

be activated by pressing QUICK

 

REC.

 

QUICK REC cannot be used during

 

Animation and Time-Lapse

 

(pg. 31).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC GR-SZ5000 Record-Standby Up, RecordRecord-Standby Record-Standby Down, Auto Pause Quick REC Feature, Auto Pause System

GR-SZ5000 specifications

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