Operation Manual

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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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ADVANCED FEATURES
FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
HALOGEN: A video light or similar type of
lighting is used.
[ ]Factory-preset
Adjust the white balance
manually when shooting
under various types of
lighting.
1 Set the Power Switch
to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M”. (墌 pg. 21)
3 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of
the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so
that the white paper fills the screen.
4 Select “MWB” in “W.BALANCE” menu.
(墌 pg. 34), then press and hold SET or until
begins blinking.
● When the setting is completed, stops
blinking.
5 Press SET or to engage the setting.
6 Press MENU. The Menu Screen closes and
the Manual White Balance indicator is
displayed.
NOTES:
● In step 3, it may be difficult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually.
(墌 pg. 39)
● Because the coloured temperature is different
depending on the light source, use the function for
a more natural result.
● Once you adjust white balance manually, the
setting is retained even if the power is turned off or
the battery removed.
● White Balance cannot be activated
simultaneously with “TWILIGHT” in “PROGRAM
AE” (墌 pg. 42).
● White Balance cannot be activated if the “SEPIA”
or “MONOTONE” mode is activated.
These effects let you make pro-style scene
transitions. Use them to spice up the transition
from one scene to the next.
Wipe or Fader works when video recording is
started or stopped.
1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.
2 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
3 Set the recording mode to “M”. (墌 pg. 21)
4 Set “WIPE/FADER” in “FUNCTION” Menu.
(墌 pg. 34)
5 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.
NOTE:
You can extend the length of a Wipe or Fader by
pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop
Button.
WIPE/FADER
OFF: Disables the function. (Factory-preset)
WHITE : Fade in or out with a white screen.
BLACK : Fade in or out with a black screen.
SLIDE : Wipe in from right to left, or wipe out
from left to right.
SCROLL : The scene wipes in from the
bottom to the top of a black screen, or wipes out
from top to bottom, leaving a black screen.
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M”. (墌 pg. 21)
3 Set “EFFECT”, “PROGRAM AE” or
“SHUTTER” in “FUNCTION” Menu. (墌 pg. 34)
● The selected effect will be shown for approx. 2
seconds before the camcorder returns to the
menu screen.
NOTES:
● Shutter Effects cannot be used during “NIGHT”.
● When a subject is too bright or reflective, a vertical
streak may appear (smear phenomenon). Smear
phenomenon tends to occur when “SPORTS” or
mode of “SHUTTER 1/500 and 1/4000” is
selected.
Manual White Balance Adjustment
White paper
Wipe Or Fader Effects
Program AE, Effects and Shutter
Effects
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