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Quick Start
• During the Quick Start Standby Mode, a minute
amount of electricity is consumed.
• When the Camcorder is left in the Recording Pause
Mode for 5 minutes, it will be turned into the Quick
Start Standby Mode. To turn the Camcorder on
again, set the [OFF/ON] Switch to [OFF] and then
set it to [ON] again. (The Quick Start Mode will be
restored.)
• This Function is not activated in the following case:
• Neither a card nor a tape has been inserted while
the Tape/Card Recording Mode is set.
• In the following cases, Quick Start is canceled during
the Quick Start Standby Mode.
• Operate the Mode Dial
• The Battery is replaced
• If the [QUICK START] Button is pressed and held
for approximately 2 seconds during the Quick
Start Standby Mode, the Lamp will go off and the
Camcorder will be turned off.
• If the Camcorder is not operated for approximately
30 minutes when the Quick Start Recording Lamp
lights, the Lamp will go off and the Camcorder will be
completely turned off.
• In the Automatic White Balance Mode, the color
may be recorded unnaturally at the beginning of the
recording.
• The zoom magnification differs from when it is in the
Quick Start Standby Mode and when the recording
starts.
Self-timer Recording
• When [BEEP SOUND] on the [INITIAL] Sub-Menu
is set to [ON], the beep sound will be emitted along
with the Recording Lamp flashing in the Self-timer
Standby Mode.
• By operating the [OFF/ON] Switch, Recording Start/
Stop Button or Mode Dial, the Self-timer Standby
Mode is canceled.
Zoom In/Out Functions
• When you are zooming in on a faraway subject, a
sharper focus is achieved if the recording subject is
4 feet (1.2 meters) or further from the Camcorder.
Zoom Microphone Function
• The Zoom Microphone Function may not work
effectively if the surrounding noise is too loud.
Digital Zoom Functions
• As the magnification of digital zoom increases, the
quality of image may deteriorate.
• White balance cannot be set in the digital zoom
range.
Image Stabilizer Function
• The Image Stabilizer Function does not operate in
a dimly lit place. In this case, the [EIS] Indication
flashes.
• Under fluorescent lighting, image brightness may
change or colors may not look natural.
• After-images may appear.
• When a tripod is used, it is recommended that you
turn the Image Stabilizer off.
• Within the digital zoom range, or when recording
with a conversion lens attached, the Image Stabilizer
Function may not work effectively.
Backlight Compensation Function
• When setting the Iris manually, the Backlight
Compensation Function does not work.
• By operating the [OFF/ON] Switch, the Backlight
Compensation Function is canceled.
MagicPix Function
• In a bright place, such as outdoors, the recorded
picture may become whitish.
• In a dark place, the recorded picture is presented in
a time-lapse-like manner.
• Adjust the Focus manually.
• The Progressive Photoshot Function is automatically
turned off.
• The RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot Function
cannot be used.
• White Balance cannot be set.
• The shutter speed cannot be adjusted.
• The Image Stabilizer, Program AE, Multi Title
Screen, or Digital Effect Modes in [EFFECT1] cannot
be set.
• When recording with the MagicPix Function, it is
recommended that you use a tripod.
• The MagicPix Function makes the signal charging
time of CCD longer up to 30 times longer than
usual, so that dark scenes that are invisible to
the naked eyes can be recorded brightly. For this
reason, a bright dots may be seen, but this is not a
malfunction.
• The Image Stabilizer Function does not work. In this
case, the [EIS] Indication flashes.
• The Soft Skin Function and the Backlight
Compensation Function cannot be changed.
Wind Noise Reduction Function
• When it is set to [ON], directivity of microphone
is regulated depending on the strength of wind to
reduce wind noise.
Cinema Function
• Using the Cinema Mode does not widen the
recording angle.
• When images are displayed on a TV screen, the
Date/Time Indication may be erased in some cases.
• Depending on the TV, the picture quality may be
deteriorated.
• The Cinema Mode is canceled when a Title is
displayed.