Preset Program Modes
The camcorder has several preset program modes which allow you to select a mode that fits your particular recording situation. The camcorder will automatically set shutter speed, white balance, and iris. Manual or
1.Place the camcorder in the
2.Slide the AUTO LOCK switch to the left (out of the AUTO LOCK position).
3.Repeatedly press the MODE SEL. (select) button to select the preset program mode that best fits your recording conditions. See the chart below to determine which mode to use.
Notes: If you want the camcorder to remember the preset program mode and settings you selected during recording breaks, place the ON/POWER SAVE lever in the POWER SAVE position. The camcorder will automatically return the settings to the auto mode if the power is turned off using the POWER button.
Auto focus will automatically reset whenever you select a new preset program mode.
Display in
Viewfinder with the
Sports mode selected
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MODE SEL. (Select) Button
AUTO LOCK Switch
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Auto mode | 1/60 second. | None | Normal | Use under normal conditions. |
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Sports | 1/60 ~ 1/250 second. |
| Center Frame Area | For filming sporting events, football games, etc. |
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| Only | • Colors may change if this mode is used |
| brightness) |
| (9 feet and farther) | indoors with fluorescent lighting. |
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Auto high | 1/250 ~ 1/10,000 |
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| For capturing fast movements such as a golf |
speed shutter |
| Normal | swing, tennis swing, etc. | |
| second (depending |
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| on brightness) |
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| 1/60 second |
| 2/5 inch~78 inches | For filming subjects, such as flowers or insects, |
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| adjusted on any subject in a range of 2/5 inch |
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| to 78 inches from the lens. |
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Low Light | 1/60 second |
| Normal | For best results when filming indoors, under |
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| low light conditions. |
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| • If the camcorder makes too many focus |
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| adjustments, this may indicate that the subject |
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| is too bright. In this case select the auto mode |
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| shown above or use manual focus. |
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Flickerless | 1/100 second |
| Normal | When recording in a foreign country under |
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| fluorescent lighting that uses 50 Hz. electric |
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| current (some parts of Europe and Asia). |
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