Getting to know the camcorder

IDENTIFIYING THE SCREEN DISPLAYS

The available functions vary depending on the selected operation mode. Different indicators appear depending on the setting values.

The On Screen Display (OSD) below only appears when the camcorder is in Record (

) mode.

 

 

 

Press the MODE button to select the Record (

) mode. page 24

 

 

 

 

Video and Photo record mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

STBY 0:00:00 [475Min]

 

Left of the LCD screen

 

Right of the LCD screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Sec /

24Hr

9999 1.6M

Indicator

Meaning

 

Indicator

Meaning

 

Time Lapse Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

/

Record mode (Video/Photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/

Storage media (Memory card or

 

 

 

 

 

Operating mode (standby/

 

 

built-in memory (SMX-F53/F54 only)

F1.8

 

 

STBY /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording)

 

 

 

Battery info.

+0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00:00:00 [475Min]

Time counter (Video recording

 

 

(Remaining battery level)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time: remaining recordable time)

1.6M

/

Photo Resolution / Video Resolution

01/JAN/2011 00:00

 

/ AUTO

SCENE / Smart Auto

 

 

 

 

 

SMART

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Lapse REC *

 

 

 

Anti-Shake (HDIS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The on-screen indicators are based on an 16GB

 

White Balance

 

 

 

LCD Enhancer *

 

SDHC memory card capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back Light

The settings for functions marked with * are not

 

 

 

 

 

 

retained when the camcorder is turned off and

,

Manual Focus*, Face Detection*

 

 

 

 

on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Cut

For enhanced performance, the display

F1.8 /

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications and the order are subject to change

Manual Aperture* /

 

 

 

Fader *

 

without prior notice.

 

1/50 /

Manual Shutter Speed */ C.nite *

 

 

 

This camcorder provides one combined video

1/25

 

 

 

 

 

 

and photo record mode. You can easily record

+ 0.3

EV (Exposure Value)*

 

 

 

 

 

videos or photos in the same mode without

 

 

 

 

 

having to change it.

 

 

Zoom (Optical Zoom / Intelli-

 

 

 

The total number of recordable photos is based

 

Zoom / Digital Zoom)

 

 

 

 

 

on the available space on the storage media.

 

Digital Effect

 

 

 

 

The maximum number the photo counter can

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display is 9,999.

 

 

Time Zone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/JAN/2011 00:00

Date/Time Display

 

 

 

 

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