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Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
• You may see vertical lines of light in the playback
image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective
subject.
• During normal playback, movement in the images
may not look smooth.
• Because the color and brightness of the playback
image may become unstable, avoid recording under
fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light.
• If you are using MagicPix Mode (p. 27) or Program
AE Mode (pp. 27~28), you cannot adjust the shutter
speed.
Manual Iris Adjustment
• Depending on zoom magnification, there are iris
values that will not be displayed.
• If you are using MagicPix Mode (p. 27) or Program
AE Mode (pp. 27~28), you cannot adjust the iris.
• If you attempt to adjust the Shutter Speed after
setting the Iris, the value set for the Iris will be
canceled.
Digital Effect Functions
• If you have set [EFFECT2] to [B/W] or [SEPIA],
changing the selected White Balance Mode is not
possible. (p. 28)
• Setting the Cinema Mode cancels the Picture-in-
Picture Mode and the Multi-Picture Mode.
• During the Digital Still Picture Mode, the Digital
Effect Functions cannot be set.
In the following cases, using the [EFFECT1] on
the [DIGITAL] Sub-Menu is not possible.
• When the MagicPix Mode is set (p. 27)
In the following cases, using the Digital Effect
Function is not possible.
• Title in
Multi-Picture Mode
• If the [MULTI] Button is pressed while self-
recording Mirror Mode (p. 24) is used, the still
picture is displayed from the upper right corner of
the screen, but, in reality, the picture is recorded
from the upper left corner as usual.
• The quality of Multi images deteriorates slightly.
• The top and bottom of the Multi pictures will be cut
off slightly.
Picture-in-Picture Mode
• If Mode Dial is operated, the smaller picture
disappears.
• Titles cannot be inserted into the smaller picture.
Wipe Mode and Mix Mode
If one of the following operations are carried out,
stored images will be erased, and Wipe and Mix
Functions cannot be used.
• Set another Digital Effect item
• Operate the [OFF/ON] switch or Mode Dial
• Insert or eject a cassette
• The Cinema Mode and the Title Creation cannot be
used simultaneously.
• Using the Cinema Mode deactivates [MULTI] and
[P-IN-P] of [EFFECT1].
• Depending on the software in use, the imported
Cinema picture may not be displayed correctly.
Program AE
• If any of the Program AE Modes are selected, you
cannot adjust the shutter speed (p. 29) or iris
(p. 30).
• Using the MagicPix Function cancels any of the
Program AE modes.
Sports Mode
• During normal playback, the image movement
may not look smooth.
• Because the color and brightness of the playback
image may change, avoid recording under
fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light.
• If you record a subject illuminated with strong light
or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light
may appear.
• If the light is insufficient, the [ ] Indication
flashes.
Sports Mode/Portrait Mode
• If you record a still picture in Progressive
Photoshot Mode, the brightness and hue of the
recorded still picture may become unstable.
• If this mode is used for indoor recording, playback
images may flicker.
Low Light Mode
• Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be
made brighter to a satisfactory degree.
Spotlight Mode
• With this mode, recorded images may become
extremely dark.
• If the subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may becomes whitish.
Surf & Snow Mode
• If the subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may turn out to be whitish.
White Balance
In the following cases, you cannot change
White Balance:
• When you set [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [B/W]
• When you set the Zoom higher than 24×
• During Digital Still Picture Mode
• When you display a Menu
• When you use the MagicPix Mode
In the following cases, the [ ] Indication
flashes:
• The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted
White Balance setting is still set. This setting will
be kept until White Balance is adjusted again.
• You may not be able to achieve correct White
Balance Adjustment manually under weak
illumination.