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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
LED Light can be used to
brighten the subject in the dark
place during video recording.
1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to
change the setting.
OFF: Turns off the light.
ON: The light is on always. (
appears.)
AUTO: The light turns on automatically when
dark. ( appears.)
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a
still image.
NOTES:
● Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to
eyes.
● If the light does not reach the subject when the
LED Light setting is “ON”, the Night-Scope
function will be activated, and makes it possible to
shoot the subject brighter.
● There is a difference in the brightness of the
images shot between the centre area which is
illuminated by the LED Light and the surrounding
areas (which will be darker).
● Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter
speed when the LED Light setting is “ON”, they
will appear slightly blurred.
Record a vacation or an important event in 5-
second clips to keep the action moving. This
function is available only for video recording.
1 Set “5S” to “5S”. (੬ pg. 24)
● The “5S” indicator appears.
2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
start recording, and after 5 seconds the
camcorder enters Record-Standby mode
automatically.
● Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button
again within 5 seconds after recording starts,
Record-Standby mode is not engaged.
3 To exit the 5S mode, select “OFF” in step 1.
To take a snapshot in the 5-second recording
mode
Instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop
Button in step 2, select the desired Snapshot
mode in CAMERA Menu (੬ pg. 23), then press
SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5-
second still. When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, this
function is not available.
NOTE:
When “5S” is set to “Anim.”, the 5-Second
Recording mode is not available. Animation
recording of a few frames only is taken instead.
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than
they would be under good natural lighting.
Although the recorded image is not grainy, it may
look as if it is strobing due to the slow shutter
speed.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope
indicator “ ” appears.
● The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to
provide up to 25 times sensitivity.
● “ ” appears beside “ ” while the shutter speed
is being automatically adjusted.
To deactivate Night-Scope
Press NIGHT again so that the Night-Scope
indicator disappears.
NOTES:
● During Night-Scope, the following functions or
settings cannot be activated and its indicator
blinks or goes out:
•Some modes of “Program AE With Special
Effects” (੬ pg. 34).
•“GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu (੬ pg. 23).
•“DIS” in MANUAL Menu (੬ pg. 24).
● During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring the
camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a
tripod is recommended.
LED Light
5-Second Recording
LED Light
Night-Scope
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