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Using the Full
Range of Features
Using Digital Effects
Use the camcorder’s digital effects for more interesting productions.
• Faders: Start or end scenes on a tape with a fade to or from black
( 64). Fade Trigger, Vertical Wipe, Horizontal Wipe,
Mosaic Fade*
• Effects: Add flavour to your recordings ( 65).
Art, Black and White, Sepia, Mosaic**
•
Multi-image Screen:
Divides the display to show 4, 9 or 16 still photos. Has 4
transition speed options: fast, moderate, slow and manual
( 68).
* Available in TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode only.
** Available during TAPE CAMERA or TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode only.
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• The types of digital effects you are able to use depends on the setting of the
TAPE/CARD switch, the POWER switch and the recording program.
Notes:
• When you do not want to use digital effects, press the DIGITAL EFFECTS
button and select D.EFFECT | from the digital effects menu. Press the
DIGITAL EFFECTS button to close the menu.
• The camcorder remembers your chosen digital effect setting until you change it.
• Digital effects can be selected but not operated on a blank blue screen (appears
in TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode). The display continues to flash.
• Digital effects operated during TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode are not recorded onto
the original tape.
• Digital effects can be added to another tape when dubbing using the AV out
terminal (TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode), but not the DV out terminal.
• You cannot operate digital effects while photo/date searching.
• If you slide the program selector to [ (Easy Recording) while the digital effect
display is flashing, it will disappear from the display and reappear when you
return to Q (program AE) mode.
• The digital effect display will flash for 2 seconds after setting, even if
DISPLAYS is set to OFF in the menu.
Availability of digital effects by mode
Faders
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TAPE
CAMERA
CARD PLAY
(VCR)
PHOTO
Effects
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Multi-image
Screen
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TAPE PLAY
(VCR)
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CARD
CAMERA
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