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[Focus Assistance]: When focus assistance is activated, the image at the
center of the screen is magnified to help you focus manually (A 108).
• Using focus assistance will not affect the recordings. It will be cancelled
automatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording.
[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter
speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.
• Minimum shutter speed used: 1/30; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to
[¹ PF24] or [» 24P]; 1/15 when it is set to [· PF30] or
[ 30P].
• The auto slow shutter can only be activated when the recording pro-
gram is set to [’ Programmed AE], but the setting will not change even
if you set the camcorder to mode.
• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [j Off].
[Conversion Lens]: When you attach to the camcorder an optional tele-
converter or wide-converter, set the appropriate conversion lens setting to
obtain optimal image stabilization.
• When you select a setting other than [j Off], the AF mode is auto-
matically set to [@ Normal AF].
[Onscreen Markers]: You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the cen-
ter of the screen. Use the markers as a reference to make sure your sub-
ject is framed correctly (vertically and/or horizontally).
• Using the onscreen markers will not affect the recordings.
[Microphone Attenuator]: Helps prevent audio distortions. You can use
this when using an external microphone or [ Audio Scene] is set to
[ Custom Setting].
[k Automatic]: The camcorder will automatically activate the micro-
phone attenuator as necessary for optimal audio recording levels so high
audio levels will not be distorted.
[i On å]: The microphone attenuator will be activated at all times to
reproduce more faithfully the sound dynamics. å will appear on the
screen.
• This menu option is not available when the optional SM-V1 Surround
Microphone is attached to the camcorder. In that case, activate the
microphone attenuator with the [Surround Mic Attenuator] setting.
• When the recording program is set to [š SCN: Underwater] or
[Ÿ SCN: Surface], the microphone attenuator is automatically set to
[j Off].
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