Recording
4Press the recording start/stop
button.
Pause recording. (Fade out)
The image/audio gradually disappears. After the image/audio completely disappears, recording stops.
≥After recording, the fade setting is canceled.
To cancel fading
Select [ 
] again.
To select the color for fade in/out
The color which appears in fading pictures can be selected.
Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # [FADE COLOR] #
[WHITE] or [BLACK] and press the center of the cursor button.
≥If you turn off the power, the fade function is canceled.
≥While the fade in/fade out function is selected, it takes several seconds to display the image when you start recording. It also takes several seconds to pause recording.
≥The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).
Image stabilizer function
This is for reducing image shakes (jitter) during recording.
Reduces the image shaking (jitter) due to hand movement when recording.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select 
.
Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # [O.I.S.] # [ON] and press the center of the cursor button.
To cancel the image stabilizer function
Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # [O.I.S.] # [OFF] and press the center of the cursor button.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
≥In still picture recording mode, pressing the PHOTO SHOT button halfway increases the effect of the image stabilizer function. (MEGA optical image stabilizer)
≥In the following cases, the image stabilizer function may not work effectively.
–When the digital zoom is used
–When the unit is shaken greatly
–When you record a moving subject while tracking it
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