38 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING
Program AE With Special Effects
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Set “r” to the desired mode. ( pg. 29)
●The PROGRAM AE menu disappears and the selected effect is activated.
●The selected effect indicator appears.
SEPIA: Recorded scenes have a brownish tint like old photos. Combine this with the Cinema mode for a classic look.
MONOTONE: Like classic black and white films, your footage is shot in B/W. Used together with the Cinema mode, it enhances the “classic film” effect.
CLASSIC FILM*: Gives recorded scenes a strobe effect.
To deactivate the selected effect
Select “OFF” in step 2. The effect indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●Program AE with special effects can be changed during recording or during
●Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used during
●When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear phenomenon tends to occur when “SPORTS” or any mode of “SHUTTER 1/250 – 1/4000” is selected.
●Some modes of Program AE with special effects cannot be used with certain Wipe/Fader effects. ( pg. 37) In this case, the selected indicator blinks or goes out.
STROBE*: Your recording looks like a series of consecutive snapshots.
*Available only when the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.
Navigation Function
The Navigation Function helps you check tape contents by making thumbnail images on a memory card.
Before continuing
To use Navigation functions, load a cassette and memory card, then set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.
PROGRAM AE
OFF: Disables the function.
SHUTTER 1/50: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50th of a second. Black bands that usually appear when shooting a TV screen become narrower.
SHUTTER 1/120: The shutter speed is fixed at 1/120th of a second. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a fluorescent light or
SHUTTER 1/250/ SHUTTER 1/500/ SHUTTER 1/1000*/ SHUTTER 1/2000*/ SHUTTER 1/4000*: These settings allow
SPORTS
(Variable Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 1/4000):
This setting allows
SNOW: Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the snow.
SPOTLIGHT: Compensates for subjects that may otherwise appear too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as spotlights.
TWILIGHT: Makes evening scenes look more natural. White Balance ( pg. 37) is automatically set to “
”, but can be changed to your desired setting. When Twilight is chosen, the camcorder automatically adjusts the focus from approx. 10 m to infinity. From less than 10 m, adjust the focus manually. The flash does not fire in this mode.
To make thumbnail images during video recording automatically
1 Set “NAVIGATION” to the desired navigation storing time. ( pg. 29, 30)
●If the “
” indicator appears blinking on the screen, wait until it stops blinking. If it does not stop blinking after a while, check if a memory card is loaded.
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3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording.
●When the recording time is over the navigation time set in step 1, “
” appears briefly, then the image of the point where recording is started is captured and stored in the memory card as a thumbnail image.
●If the Recording Start/Stop button is pressed before “
” stops blinking, the image of the point where the loaded memory card is recognised is captured.
4 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to stop recording.
To make thumbnail images after video recording manually
1 Set “NAVIGATION” to “MANUAL”. ( pg. 29, 30)
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●The “
” indicator appears briefly and the captured image is stored in the memory card as a thumbnail image.
NOTES:
●The remaining number of storable thumbnail images also
appears on the screen when it reaches 10 or less. If “REC
SELECT” is set to “ 
/
” in DSC Menu, the number shows how many 640 x 480 pixel images can be stored.
●If “5S” is set to “5S” or “Anim.” in MANUAL Menu, the NAVIGATION function will not work properly.
