Changing the menu settings

Menu items are displayed as the following icons:

MANUAL SET

CAMERA SET

PLAYER SET

VF SET (CCD-TR818 only)

TAPE SET

SETUP MENU

OTHERS

Depending on your camcorder model

The menu display may be different from that in this illustration.

Selecting the mode setting of each item z is the default setting.

Menu items differ according to the position of the POWER switch.

The viewfinder screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment.

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

PROGRAM AE

——

To suit your specific shooting requirement (p. 34)

CAMERA

 

P EFFECT

——

To add special effects like those in films or on the

CAMERA

 

 

 

TV to images (p. 33).

 

 

D ZOOM

z OFF

If you set to OFF, digital zoom is deactivated and

CAMERA

 

 

40×

up to 20× is carried out.

 

 

 

If you set to 40×/450×, digital zoom is activated

 

 

 

450×

and more than 20× to 40×/450× is performed

 

 

 

 

digitally. (p. 22)

 

 

 

 

(CCD-TR618 only)

 

 

 

z OFF

If you set to OFF, digital zoom is deactivated and

 

 

 

40×

up to 20× is carried out.

 

 

 

If you set to 40×/460×, digital zoom is activated

 

 

 

460×

and more than 20× to 40×/460× is performed

 

 

 

 

digitally. (p. 22)

 

 

 

 

(CCD-TR818 only)

 

 

16:9WIDE

z OFF

—

CAMERA

 

 

CINEMA

To record in the CINEMA mode (p. 29)

 

 

 

16:9FULL

To record in the 16:9FULL mode

 

 

STEADYSHOT*

z ON

To compensate for camera-shake

CAMERA

 

 

OFF

To cancel the SteadyShot function. Natural

 

 

 

 

pictures are produced when shooting a stationary

 

 

 

 

object with a tripod.

 

 

N.S.LIGHT

z ON

To use the NightShot Light function (p. 24)

CAMERA

 

 

OFF

To cancel the NightShot Light function

 

*CCD-TR818 only

Notes on the SteadyShot function (CCD-TR818 only)

•The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera-shake.

•Attachment of a conversion lens (optional) may influence the SteadyShot function. •SteadyShot does not operate in the 16:9FULL mode. If you set STEADYSHOT to ON

in the menu settings, the indicator flashes.

If you cancel the SteadyShot function (CCD-TR818 only)

The SteadyShot off indicator appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-shake.

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