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(CAMERA SET)
menu
Settings to adjust your camcorder to the
recording conditions (GAIN SETUP/BACK
LIGHT/STEADYSHOT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 63 for details on selecting
menu items.
You can set gain values for H, M and L
positions of the GAIN switch. The default
settings of [H], [M] and [L] are 18dB, 9dB
and 0dB, respectively.
1 Select [H], [M] or [L] with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
2 Set the gain value with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial, and press the dial.
You can select the value between -6dB
and 21dB by 3dB. The larger the value,
the higher the gain.
3 Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
4 Press the MENU button to hide the
menu screen.
You can set the transition speed at which
the gain setting shifts from one value to
another, set for the gain switch positions,
when you switch the gain switch from a
position to another. You can select the
transition speed from [FAST], [MIDDLE]
and [SLOW] or set to [OFF]. The default
setting is [OFF].
Press the MENU button t select the
(CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
GAIN SETUP
SMOOTH GAIN
When you set this function to [ON]
( ), you can increase the gain to its
limit. The default setting is [OFF].
b Notes
• During the hyper gain, you cannot use the
following function.
– [BACK LIGHT]
– [SPOTLIGHT]
• During the hyper gain, the picture quality will
be reduced due to noise.
• [HYPER GAIN] is automatically set to [OFF] if
you turn the power off and back on.
z Tips
• You are recommended to use this function with
manual focus.
You can select the upper limit for the Auto
Gain Control (AGC) from [OFF] (21dB, the
default setting), [18dB], [15dB], [12dB],
[9dB], [6dB], [3dB] and [0dB].
b Notes
• If you adjust the gain manually, you cannot
obtain the effect of [AGC LIMIT].
See page 33.
You can use the preset white balance. For
more details, see page 32.
You can set an offset value to adjust the
outdoor white balance when you set [WB
PRESET] to [OUTDOOR]. You can select
the offset value from [-7] (bluish) - [0]
(normal) - [+7] (reddish). The default
setting is [0] .
HYPER GAIN
AGC LIMIT
BLK BALANCE
WB PRESET
WB OUTDR LVL