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

during recording of a subject under strong light, such as a stage. For example, you can prevent people's faces from over- highlighting. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

•The spotlight function is canceled when you set [BACK LIGHT] to [ON].

•You cannot use the spotlight function if at least two of iris, gain, and shutter speed are adjusted manually.

STEADYSHOT xON/OFF

When you select [ON], you can reduce camera shakes. Select [OFF] () when you use a tripod (optional) to make images look natural. The default setting is [ON].

xTYPE

You can select a type of camera-shake reduction for different recording situations.

FOCUS MACRO

When you set this function to [ON], you can focus on a subject within 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet). The default setting is [ON]. When you set this function to [OFF] (), you can set fine focus on a subject further than 80 cm regardless of the zoom position although you will lose focus on a subject within 80 cm.

bNotes

•This function is effective only when the focus ring is set to the mode B position (p. 28).

HANDLE ZOOM

You can select the zoom speed for the FIX position of the handle zoom switch from [1] (slow) through [8] (fast). The default setting is [3].

HARD

Reduces camera shakes at a high level. This setting is not suitable for panorama tilt recordings.

BSTANDARDReduces camera shakes at a standard level.SOFT

Reduces camera shakes at a low level. Slight unsteadiness remains in movies, which make the movies look as they are.

D.EXTENDER

When you set this function to [ON] (), the displayed image becomes 1.5 times larger. The image quality decreases because the image is digitally processed. This function helps you to focus on far-away subjects such as a wild bird away at a distance. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

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

AF ASSIST

When you set this function to [ON], you can temporarily focus manually using the focus ring during the auto focus adjustment. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

•This function is effective only when the focus ring is set to the mode B position (p. 28).

FADER You can add visual effects to transition between scenes.

1Select [WHITE FADER] or [BLACK FADER] during standby to fade in with the selected effect or recording to fade out with the selected effect.

2Press the REC START/STOP button. The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fading is complete.

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