FLASH SET

Note that these settings will not function with external flashes (optional) that do not support the following settings.

FLASH MODE

ON

Flashes every time.

ON

Flashes to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.

AUTO

Flashes automatically.

AUTO

Flashes automatically to reduce the red- eye phenomenon.

•If the flash is not capable of preventing the red- eye phenomenon, you can select only [ON] or [AUTO].

FLASH LEVEL

HIGH( )

Makes the flash level higher.

NORMAL( )

LOW( )

Makes the flash level lower.

•The setting returns to [NORMAL] when you disconnect the power source from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes.

COLOR SLOW S (Color Slow Shutter)

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

and [COLOR SLOW SHUTTER] appear on the screen.

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

•The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness. The motion of the picture may slow down at this time.

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer starts recording after about 10 seconds.

Touch [SELF-TIMER] [ON]

.

appears.

Press REC START/STOP to record movies, or PHOTO to record still images. To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].

To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in step .

•You can also use the self-timer with the Remote Commander (p. 30).

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × (the default setting) while recording on a tape. Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom.

The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.

OFF

Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.

20 ×

Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 20 × zoom is performed digitally.

Menu the Using

• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 40) when it is hard to focus automatically.

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