Manual Focus; Snapshot Feature; Frame; Full - RCA CC9370 User Manual

Recording

Manual Focus

Follow these steps to focus the
camcorder's lens manually:
1. Adjust the viewfinder's Diopter
Adjustment Control to assure that
the viewfinder's image is crisp.
2. Press in the Thumb Lock and
rotate the Power Switch to manual
( ) record.
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3. Press the FOCUS button (also the
fast forward [
the camcorder. The manual focus
indicator (
3. To focus on a subject further
away, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT
dial clockwise (towards +). The
icon appears on screen and blinks.
To focus on a subject near the
camcorder, rotate the MENU/
BRIGHT dial counterclockwise
(towards –). The
and blinks.
4. Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial.
To Reset Auto Focus:
Press the FOCUS button (
set the Power Switch to automatic (
record. If FOCUS (
once, the camcorder will enter the
Focus Adjustment mode again.
Notes:
Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum
telephoto position when using manual
focus.
If you focus in on a subject in wide-angle
position, sharply focused images cannot
be obtained when zoomed on because the
depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal
lengths.
When the focus level cannot be adjusted
any further or closer,
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)appears on screen.
icon appears
) twice or
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) is pressed
or will blink.

Snapshot Feature

The Snapshot feature captures still
images that look like photographs
recorded onto a cassette.
Note: When pressing the SNAPSHOT
button in every mode except Multi-4 or
Multi-9, a camera shutter sound effect can
be heard.
To Select a Snapshot Mode:
1. Press the Thumb Lock in and
rotate the Power Switch to record
(either
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2. Choose the appropriate Snapshot
mode from the five available by
pressing the camera's MODE
button until the desired effect
appears on screen.
• FRAME places a snapshot
within a frame.
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• FULL takes a snapshot with
no frame.
or ).
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SNAPSHOT
button
MODE button