34 EN RECORDING Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (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 ( pg. 36, 37). If an unusable Fade/ Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.

Shooting Mode Switch

Power Switch

Recording Start/

Stop Button

FADE/WIPE Button

MENU Wheel

To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . ..... press FADE/WIPE again in step 6 so thatthe effect indicator disappears.

NOTES:

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

●If the power is turned off after a scene is finished recording, the stored point is erased, disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve combina- tion. 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.

●Picture Wipe/Dissolve cannot be used when “CAMERA MODE” is set to “PS-VIDEO”.

●All Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used when “CAMERA MODE” is set to “DUAL”.

●The sound at the end of the last recorded scene is not stored.
FADE/WIPE SELECTION( , , , , , , , and )Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or when you stop recording.

1 Set the Shooting Mode Switch to “VIDEO” and set the Power Switch to “” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Set “CAMERA MODE” to “VIDEO” or “PS-VIDEO” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 28, 29).

4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ FADER/WIPE”, then press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function, then press it. Selection is complete.

5 Press the MENU wheel again. The Menu Screen closes.6 To activate the Fade-in or Wipe-in . . ..... Press FADE/WIPE during Record-Standby modeso that the selected effect indicator appears.To activate the Fade-out or Wipe-out . . ..... Press FADE/WIPE during recording so that theselected effect indicator appears.

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

PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION( , , , , , and )The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video recording is started.1 Follow steps 1 through 5 above.2 Engage the Record-Standby mode.If you press FADE/WIPE during recording . . ..... press the Recording Start/Stop Button when onescene is finished. The point at which the scene ended is stored in memory.If you press FADE/WIPE 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.

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.