36 EN RECORDING FEATURES

Program AE

Effect

You can use the program AE settings for specific shooting situations.

1 Select [P.AE] in the MSET menu. ( pg. 32) 2 Press / to select the desired mode.

TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look more natural.

SPOTLIGHT: The subject in the front is accentuated by blurring the background.

SPORTS: Fast shutter speed allows fast- moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly. The shutter speed is set at 1/250 to 1/4000 second automatically.

SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow.

3 Press 49. The setting is completed.

To turn off the program AE function

Select [OFF] in step 2.

You can add special effects to your recording images.

1 Select [EF] in the MSET menu. ( pg. 32)

2 Press / to select the desired mode.

SEPIA: The image has a brownish tint like old photos.

MONOTONE: The image becomes black and white like old movies.

CLASSIC FILM*: The image has an old movie atmosphere by the effect of skipping frames.

STROBE*: The image looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.

* Not available for still image recording.

3 Press 49. The setting is completed.

4 Press ( ) to close the MSET menu.

To turn off the effect

Select [OFF] in step 2.

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JVC GZ-MG40EK, GZ-MG20EK Program AE, To turn off the program AE function, To turn off the effect, Select OFF in step
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