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Animation
Give stationary scenes or objects an illusion of
movement. This function allows you to shoot a
series of pictures, each slightly different, of the same
object for a brief period of time.
ENGAGE RECORD–STANDBY
MODE
1
Make sure the lens cover is open, then set the
power switch to “CAMERA”.
SET RECORDING SPEED
2
Set SP/EP to SP (੬ pg. 13).
SET RECORDING TIME
3
Press REC TIME on the remote control. Four
choices are available, and they appear in the
following order (each time REC TIME is
pressed): 1/4S (one-fourth of a second), 1/2S
(one-half of a second), 1S (one full second) and
5S (five seconds). Press again to release the
Animation mode.
•You can also set the recording time in the
Sub Menu screen (੬ pg. 34). Press “–” to
move the highlight bar down to “Rec Time”,
press NEAR, and press + or – to cycle
through the choices. Then press MENU.
START RECORDING
4
Press RECORDING START/STOP after focusing
on the subject. The recording stops
automatically after the selected period of time.
ASSEMBLE SERIES OF
PICTURES
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the desired number of
pictures.
CHECK YOUR WORK
6
Play back the series of pictures to see if the
results were satisfactory.
RELEASE ANIMATION MODE
7
Press REC TIME until “ ” disappears from the
viewfinder, or set “Rec Time” in the Sub Menu
pscreen to “OFF”.
NOTES:
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For best results, make sure the camcorder is
secured when shooting in Animation or
Time-Lapse mode.
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Fade-in/out cannot be performed during
Animation or Time-Lapse shooting.
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Before performing other operations following
Animation or Time-Lapse recording, make sure
the Animation or Time-Lapse mode is deactivated.
Time-Lapse
You can record sequentially at preset time spans.
Leaving the camcorder aimed at a specific subject,
you can record subtle changes over an extended
period of time.
ENGAGE RECORD–STANDBY
MODE
1
Make sure the lens cover is open, then set the
power switch to “CAMERA”.
SET RECORDING SPEED
2
Set SP/EP to SP (੬ pg. 13).
SET RECORDING TIME
3
Press REC TIME on the remote control. There
are four choices available, and they appear in
the following order (each time REC TIME is
pressed): 1/4S, 1/2S, 1S, and 5S. Press again to
reset.
•You can also set the recording time in the
Sub Menu screen. Press “–” to move the
highlight bar down to “Rec Time”, and press
NEAR, then press + or – to cycle through the
choices.
SET INTERVAL BETWEEN
RECORDINGS
4
Press INT. TIME on the remote control. There
are five choices available, and they appear in
the following order (each time INT. TIME is
pressed): OFF, 15S, 30S, 1 min, and 5 min.
Press again to reset.
•You can also set the interval time in the Sub
Menu screen. Press “–” to move the highlight
bar down to “Interval Time”, press NEAR,
and press + or – to cycle through the choices.
•Exposure control (੬ pg. 22), manual
focusing (੬ pg. 25) and D.I.S. settings
(੬ pg. 22) should be performed at this point.
Once you perform step 5, these settings
cannot be changed.
START TIME-LAPSE
RECORDING
5
Press RECORDING START/STOP. Recording
and intervals alternate automatically.
RELEASE TIME-LAPSE MODE
6
To release when the tally lamp is not blinking,
press INT. TIME and REC TIME repeatedly
until “
” and “ ” disappear. To release
when the tally lamp is blinking, press
RECORDING START/STOP to stop the
blinking, then press INT. TIME and REC TIME
repeatedly until “
” and “ ” disappear, or
set “Interval Timer” and “Rec Time” in the Sub
Menu screen to “OFF”.