VIDEO CLIP RECORDING AND PLAYBACK

HINT

Adjusting the monitor brightness

i While the Shooting Screen is active, you can quickly access the screen for adjusting the brightness of the monitor by pressing the MENU button for at least 1 second.

The focus can be locked

i The autofocus can be set to a fixed focus during video clip recording if you toggle the SET button up. When the autofocus is fixed, the p icon appears on the monitor.

i When the focus range (page 86) setting is changed, the focus lock is released.

The data for a video clip is very large

i Therefore, be aware that if the video clip is uploaded to a computer to be played back, the computer may not be able to play back the video fast enough, making it appear jerky. (The video will always be displayed properly on the monitor or a television.)

i Depending on the card, shooting may end even before the possible shooting time indicated.

Display the video clip playback point

i During video clip playback, press the MENU button for at least 1 second to display a bar showing the current playback point in the video clip.

i Press the MENU button for about 1 second to cancel the bar.

CAUTION

During video clip playback, the sound of a motor is audible...

i During recording, the sound of the optical zoom movement or autofocus movement was recorded. This is not a malfunction.

If no audio is heard...

i The audio is not played back when the video clip is played back in the frame-by-frame, fast playback or reverse playback mode.

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Sanyo VPC-HD2EX, VPC-H2GX Adjusting the monitor brightness, Focus can be locked, Data for a video clip is very large

VPC-H2GX, VPC-HD2, VPC-HD2EX specifications

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