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34 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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Flash Brightness Adjustment
When a snapshot ( pg. 23, 35) is taken in the dark the camcorder fires the flash and adjusts the brightness automatically. You can also adjust the flash brightness manually. When you find that the snapshots you took look too bright or too dark, adjust it manually.
1 Select “FLASH ADJ.” in MANUAL Menu, and press SET.
●The parameter appears.
2 To intensify the flash, press r. To weaken the flash, press t.
●Adjustment range:
3 Press SET. Press r or t to select “BRETURN”, and press it twice to close the Menu Screen.
NOTE:
When you change the subject you are shooting or the shooting location, set it back to ±0 as described in step 2 and take a snapshot to check the flash brightness. After doing this adjust to your desired brightness.
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Self-Timer
Once the camcorder is set, the camcorder operator can become part of the scene in a more natural way, adding the final touch to a memorable picture.
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5-Second Recording
Record a vacation or an important event in
1 Set “5S” to “5S”. ( pg. 30)
●The “5S” indicator appears.
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder enters
●Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button again within 5 seconds after recording starts,
3 To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 1.
To take a snapshot in the
NOTE:
When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, the
Night-Scope
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Set ”. ( pg. 29, 30)
●The “ ” indicator appears.
3 For video recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button.
MANUAL
SELF – T I MER – OF F
ON
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they would be under good natural lighting. Although the recorded image is not grainy, it may look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter speed.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
● The tally lamp starts blinking. | RETURN |
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●After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and video recording starts. The tally lamp stays on.
To stop
●The camcorder
2 Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope indicator “ ![](/images/new-backgrounds/1140907/14090767xi11.webp)
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” appears.
●The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to provide up to 30 times sensitivity.
●“” appears beside “
” while the shutter speed is being automatically adjusted.
OR
3 For snapshot, press SNAPSHOT.
●The tally lamp starts blinking.
●After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and snapshot recording starts. The tally lamp turns off. After that, the camcorder re- enters
4 To end Self-Timer recording, select “OFF” in step 2.
NOTE:
If “BEEP” and “TALLY” are set to “OFF” ( pg. 31), the beep does not sound and the tally lamp does not light.
To deactivate Night-Scope
Press NIGHT again so that the
NOTES:
●During
•Some modes of “Program AE With Special Effects” ( pg. 38)
•“Snapshot Flash” ( pg. 33)
•“GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu ( pg. 30)
•“DIS” in MANUAL Menu ( pg. 30)
●During