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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
SNAPSHOT Button
Power Switch
Lock Button
NIGHT Button
Night Scope
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they
would be under good natural lighting. Although the
recorded image is not grainy, it may look as if it is
strobing due to the slow shutter speed.
1
Set the Power Switch to "M" while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
2
Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
3
Press NIGHT so that the Night-Scope indicator
"
" appears.
● The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to
provide up to 30 times sensitivity.
● " " appears beside "
speed is being automatically adjusted.
To deactivate Night-Scope ...
Press NIGHT again so that the Night-Scope
indicator disappears.
NOTES:
● During Night-Scope, the following functions or
settings cannot be activated and its indicator
blinks or goes out:
• Some modes of "Program AE With Special
Effects" (
pg. 33).
• "GAIN UP" in CAMERA Menu. (
• "DIS" in MANUAL Menu. (
● During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring
the camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a
tripod is recommended.
VIDEO/MEMORY Switch
" while the shutter
pg. 35)
pg. 35)
Snapshot (For Video Recording)
This feature lets you record still images that look like
photographs onto a tape.
1
Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to "VIDEO".
2
Set the Power Switch to "M" while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
3
Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
4
Set "SNAP MODE" to the desired mode.
(
pg. 31, 34)
5
Press SNAPSHOT.
● The "O" indication appears and a still
image will be recorded for approx. 6 seconds,
then the camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
● You can perform Snapshot also during
recording. A still image will be recorded for
approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording
resumes.
● Regardless of the Power Switch position ("A"
or "M"), Snapshot recording takes place using
the selected Snapshot mode.
NOTES:
● To remove the shutter sound, refer to "BEEP" on
page 36.
● If Snapshot recording is not possible, the "O"
indication blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.
● If Program AE with special effects (
engaged, certain modes of Program AE with
special effects are disabled during Snapshot
recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.
● If SNAPSHOT is pressed when "DIS" is set to
"ON" (
pg. 35), the Stabiliser will be disabled.
● During playback as well, all snapshot modes are
available when "
in VIDEO Menu. (
sound is not heard.
● During Snapshot recording, the image displayed
in the viewfinder may be partially missing.
However, there is no effect in the recorded image.
● When a cable is connected to the AV connector,
the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker,
however it is recorded onto the tape.
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pg. 33) is
COPY" is set to "OFF"
pg. 39) However, the shutter
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