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When a snapshot (੬ pg. 23, 35) is taken in the dark the
camcorder fires the flash and adjusts the brightness
automatically. You can also adjust the flash brightness
manually. When you find that the snapshots you took
look too bright or too dark, adjust it manually.
1 Select “FLASH ADJ.” in MANUAL Menu, and press
SET.
● The parameter appears.
2 To intensify the flash, press r. To weaken the flash,
press t.
● Adjustment range: –3 to +3. (Factory-preset: ±0)
3 Press SET. Press r or t to select “BRETURN”, and
press it twice to close the Menu Screen.
NOTE:
When you change the subject you are shooting or the
shooting location, set it back to ±0 as described in step 2 and
take a snapshot to check the flash brightness. After doing this
adjust to your desired brightness.
Once the camcorder is set, the camcorder operator can
become part of the scene in a more natural way, adding
the final touch to a memorable picture.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Set “SELF-TIMER” to “ON ”.
(੬ pg. 29, 30)
● The “ ” indicator appears.
3 For video recording, press the
Recording Start/Stop Button.
● The tally lamp starts blinking.
● After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and video recording
starts. The tally lamp stays on.
To stop Self-Timer recording, press the Recording Start/
Stop Button again.
● The camcorder re-enters Record-Standby mode.
OR
3 For snapshot, press SNAPSHOT.
● The tally lamp starts blinking.
● After 15 seconds, the beep sounds and snapshot recording
starts. The tally lamp turns off. After that, the camcorder re-
enters Record-Standby mode.
4 To end Self-Timer recording, select “OFF” in step 2.
NOTE:
If “BEEP” and “TALLY” are set to “OFF” (੬ pg. 31), the beep
does not sound and the tally lamp does not light.
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. 30)
● 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. 30), 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-Alive indicator “ ”
appears.
● The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to provide up to
30 times sensitivity.
● “ ” appears beside “ ” while the shutter speed is being
automatically adjusted.
To deactivate Night-Alive
Press NIGHT again so that the Night-Alive indicator
disappears.
NOTES:
● During Night-Alive, 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. 38)
•“Snapshot Flash” (੬ pg. 33)
•“GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu (੬ pg. 30)
•“DIS” in MANUAL Menu (੬ pg. 30)
● During Night-Alive, it may be difficult to bring the camcorder
into focus. To prevent this, use of a tripod is recommended.
Flash Brightness Adjustment
Self-Timer
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Night-Alive
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