Advanced Features
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Setting the
Camcorder to Full
Auto Mode
Available modes:
Tape Camera, Card Camera
You can set all the settings shown in the
screen to Full Auto mode in one operation.
1 In Tape Camera or Card Camera
mode, press the DISPLAY/MODE
SET button until the mode screen
appears.
2 Press l or m on the Operation
button to select “MANUAL SET”, then
press the centre of the Operation
button (see page 55).
3 Press l or m to select “FULL
AUTO”, then press the centre of the
Operation button.
4 Press l or m to select “EXECUTE”,
then press the centre of the Operation
button.
5 Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET
button to turn off the MANUAL SET
screen.
Note:
• You cannot select “FULL AUTO” when no
manual settings are currently in use.
W
HITE BAL.
IRIS
EXECUTE
LOCK
GAIN
FULL AUTO
+
3d
1/500
B
F4 0.
RETURN
SHUT.SPEED
W
HITE BAL.
IRIS
GAIN
RETURN
FULL AUTO
SHUT.SPEED
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
EXECUTE
W
HITE BAL.
IRIS
EXECUTE
GAIN
FULL AUTO
RETURN
SHUT.SPEED
Notes:
• Recording with a shutter speed faster than
1/50 sec. tends to darken the picture. Record
in bright locations when you use a fast shutter
speed.
• Using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent
lighting will cause flickering in the picture and
possibly periodic colour shifts.
• When selecting 1/25 sec. or 1/12 sec. shutter
speed, you may get a shadow image behind
a subject that is moving around a lot.
• The Manual Shutter Speed setting cannot
be used when a scene setting is selected
or the e indicator appears.
• The shutter speed will be set to AUTO
when selecting “ON e” in gain-up
function.
Tips on Manual
Settings
Available modes:
Tape Camera, Card Camera
When the mode or menu screen is off, press
and hold down the centre of the Operation
button until the screen shown as below
appears. You can set focus, white balance,
iris, gain and shutter speed manually.
Tips on Using the Manual
Shutter Speed
•Fast shutter speeds can be used with
the still recording functions (see pages
39 and 70) to record higher quality still
images of fast-moving subjects.
•If the on-screen picture flickers when
recording under fluorescent lighting,
you may be able to compensate by
setting the shutter speed to 1/120 sec.
W
HITE BAL.
IRIS
GAIN
RETURN
FULL AUTO
SHUT.SPEED
AUTO
FOCUS
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
EXECUTE
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