3Touch [].

flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing.

bNotes

Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.

When you select [ONE PUSH], keep shooting awhite object while is flashing quickly. flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set.When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keepsflashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO].If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].

zTips

If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, select [AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.

When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if you change the [SCENE SELECTION] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance.

COLOR SLOW SHTR (Color Slow Shutter)

When you set [COLOR SLOW SHTR] to [ON], appears, and you can record an image brighter in color even in dark places.

To cancel [COLOR SLOW SHTR], touch [OFF].

bNotes

Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 100) when it is hard to focus automatically.

The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness, which may result in a slowdown of the motion of the image.

SUPER NIGHTSHOT

The image will be recorded at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot recording if you set [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] to [ON] while the NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 41) is also set to ON.

appears on the screen.To return to the normal setting, set [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] to [OFF].

b Notes

• Do not use [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright

 

places. This may cause a malfunction.

 

• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers

 

or other objects (p. 41).

 

• Remove the conversion lens (optional).

 

• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 100)

 

when it is hard to focus automatically.

 

• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes

Customizing

depending on the brightness, which may result

 

in a slowdown of the motion of the image.

 

FADER
You can record a transition with the

your

 

following effects adding to the interval

camcorder

between scenes.

 

1 Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to

 

fading in) or [REC] (to fading out) mode,

 

then touch .

2Press START/STOP.

The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fade is complete.To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF] in step 1.If you press START/STOP, the setting is canceled.
Fading outFading in

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