Press the MENU button t select the (CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

The operation of your camcorder differs depending on when you press the REC START/STOP button.

If you press the button during [INTERVAL REC] recording, the recording temporarily stops. If you press it again, the [INTERVAL REC] recording restarts,

If you press the button during [INTERVAL REC] interval, the [INTERVAL REC] recording stops and regular recording starts. If you press it again, regular recording stops. If you press the button once again, the [INTERVAL REC] recording restarts. To cancel the [INTERVAL REC] recording, select [ON/OFF] t [OFF] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

bNotes

•The recording time and interval time may differ slightly from the settings.

•If you focus manually, you can get sharp images even if the lighting changes.

•You can disable the beep during recording by setting [BEEP] to [OFF].

DV FRAME REC

You can record stop motion (or frame-by- frame) animation movies. That type of animation uses a technique of changing the subject, such as a doll or a toy's positions and recording it at each different position while your camcorder sits still. Use the Remote Commander to reduce camera shakes.

4Move the subject and repeat step 3.

bNotes

•When you use frame recording continuously, the remaining tape time will not be indicated correctly.

•The last scene will be longer than other scenes.

•You cannot record index signals during frame recording.

•This function is automatically set to [OFF] when you turn the power off and back on.

SHOT TRANSITION

You can set [TRANS TIME] and [TRANS CURVE]. See page 43 for details on using the shot transition function.

xTRANS TIME

You can set the transition time between [3.5 sec] and [90.0 sec]. The default setting is [4.0 sec].

xTRANS CURVE

You can select the transition curve.

The characteristics of the transition curves are illustrated in the following graphs.

*1: parameter level

*2: time

LINEAR

Make the transition linearly.

*1

BOFF

Not use this function.

ON ()

Records a movie by stop motion (or frame- by-frame) technique.

1 Select [ON] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

2Press the MENU button to hide the menu screen.

3Press the REC START/STOP button. Your camcorder records a movie for about 6 frames and returns to standby.

*2

BSOFT STOP

Make the transition slowly at the end.

*1

*2

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