Canon MV550i Camcorder User Manual


 
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Using the Full
Range of Features
Using Digital Effects
Use the camcorders 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.
h
: Available
i
: Not available
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
h
TAPE
CAMERA
CARD PLAY
(VCR)
PHOTO
Effects
h
h
Multi-image
Screen
hh
i
i
TAPE PLAY
(VCR)
h
h
h
CARD
CAMERA
h
h
i
i
i
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