Others
≥Because the colour and brightness of the playback image may change, avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light.
≥If you record a subject illuminated with strong light or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light may appear.
≥If the light is insufficient, the [5] Indication flashes.
Sports Mode/Portrait Mode
≥If you record a still picture in Progressive Photoshot Mode, the brightness and hue of the recorded still picture may become unstable.
≥If this mode is used for indoor recording, playback images may flicker.
Low Light Mode
≥Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be made brighter to a satisfactory degree.
Spotlight Mode
≥With this mode, recorded images may become extremely dark.
≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded image may becomes whitish.
Surf & Snow Mode
≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded image may turn out to be whitish.
ªWhite Balance
In the following cases, you cannot change White Balance:
≥When you set [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [B/W].
≥When you set the Zoom to 10k or higher
≥During Digital Still Picture Mode ≥When you display a Menu ≥When you use the Night View Mode
In the following cases, the [1] Indication flashes:
≥The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted White Balance setting is still kept. This setting will be kept until White Balance is adjusted again.
≥You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance Adjustment manually under weak illumination.
ªManual Shutter Speed Adjustment
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject.
≥During normal playback, movement in the images may not look smooth.
≥Because the colour and brightness of the playback image may become unstable, avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light.
≥If you are using Night View Mode
Card Slow Shutter Mode (NV-GS200 only)
≥The subject may not be focused in dark scenes with less luminance or scenes with less contrast.
≥Buttons cannot be activated except the [OFF/ON] Switch, the Mode Dial and the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch while the Movie Camera is focusing on the subject.
≥When you take picture of people with night views, you can achieve adequate brightness for both people and the background in the picture by using the flash in the Card Slow Shutter Mode.
ªManual Iris Adjustment
≥Depending on zoom magnification, there are iris values that will not be displayed.
≥If you are using Night View Mode
≥If you attempt to adjust the Shutter Speed after setting the Iris, the value set for the Iris will be cancelled.
ªUsing the Built-in Video Flash
(NV-GS200 only)
≥The available range of the Video Flash is approximately 1 to 2.5 metres in a dark places. Picture will appear dark when they are recorded by using the Video Flash at distances greater than 2.5 metres.
≥Object of recording may appear dark if Video Flash is lighted in front of white background.
≥Using the Video Flash fixes the shutter speed of 1/750 s or faster to 1/500.
≥In the following cases, using the Video Flash is not possible:
≥Demo Mode
≥Continuous Photoshot Function
≥Night View Function
≥MPEG4 Recording
≥The picture may become out of focus in a dark place. In this case, adjust the focus manually.
≥Tele Conversion Lens
≥The Movie Camera, even when its Video Flash has been turned off, automatically determines whether the flash light is necessary or not by detecting the ambient brightness. (If it determines that the flash light is necessary, the [ß], [ßi] or [ßj] Indication flashes in yellow.)