Useful Features

Fade In and Fade Out

The fade function allows you to gradually bring the image and sound in or out at the beginning or end of a scene to create a scene transition.

This VIEWCAM features one normal and two animated fade modes.

Selecting Fade Mode

1 In Recording Standby mode, press the MENU button until (MENU 1) appears.

2 Press the PAGE button () until MENU 2 appears.

Type of Fade Modes

NORMAL: The picture fades in from and out to white.

HOLIDAY: The picture fades in from an animated firework sequence with the title “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”, and fades out to white.

PAGE

MENU

2

F ADE

NORMAL

REMOT E

AUTO

ON

DEMO MODE

O F F

L ANGUA G E

 

HA P P Y HO L I DA Y S !

HA P P Y HO L I DA Y S !

HA P P Y HO L I DA Y S !

HA P P Y HO L I DAY S !

3 Press the SET button (B) to select the desired fade mode.

 

S E T

 

 

MENU

2

 

 

 

 

 

F ADE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOT E

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORMA L

HO L I D AY

 

B I R THD AY

4 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen.

Useful Features

BIRTHDAY: The picture fades in from an animated birthday cake sequence with the title “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”, and fades out to white.

HA P P Y B I RT H DAY !

 

 

 

HA P P Y B I RT H DAY !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HA P P Y B I RT H DAY !

 

 

 

HA P P Y B I RT H DAY !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Fade Mode

1 In Recording Standby mode, press the MENU button until appears.

2 Press the FADE button (B).

The selected fade mode indicator appears. (“FADE” is displayed for the NORMAL fade mode indicator.)

Fade mode indicator

F ADE

B I RT HDAY

E X -

 

P I C

 

 

 

GAMA

 

Q K

T E ND

 

E F F

 

FADE

 

E F F

 

REW

 

 

 

 

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Sharp VL-AH150U, VL-AH160U operation manual Fade In and Fade Out, Selecting Fade Mode, Using Fade Mode, Type of Fade Modes

VL-AH160U, VL-AH150U specifications

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