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SYSTEM
MENU
This Menu Screen cannot be accessed while
recording.
Allows you to set the recording
mode. "EP"
(Extended
Play) is more economical,
providing
three times the recording
time.
• If the recording
mode is switched
during
recording,
the playback
picture will be blurred at
the switching
point.
Zooming
is possible from 16X (the optical zoom
limit), to a maximum
of 50X or 600X digital
magnification.
When set to "OFF" only optical
zoom (maximum
16x magnification)
can function.
MAX: To record a subject in a darkly lit
environment,
when it is more convenient
to shoot
the subject with a brighter image even if the picture
becomes
slightly coarse.
NORMAL:
To record a subject
in a dimly lit
environment,
when it is more convenient
to shoot
with a less coarse picture although
the subject
becomes
slightly dark.
OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no
picture brightness
adjustment.
When set to "ON" black bars will be recorded
at the
top and bottom of the screen to produce
a cinema-
like "wide-screen"
effect.
While the "WIDE" mode is engaged,
"LARGE"
in
the "TITLE SETUP
(SIZE)" (_. pg. 19, "CAMERA
MENU")
cannot be selected.
Allows you to set the tape length depending
on the
tape used: T20=20
minutes,
T30=30 minutes,
T35=35
minutes,
T40=40 minutes.
• Tape remaining
time _ is correct
only if the
correct tape length has been selected.
FULL: Makes all of the indications
appear on the
LCD monitor/viewfinder
during playback
or
recording.
SIMPLE:
Makes the following
indications
disappear
from the LCD monitor/viewfinder
during
recording
or playback:
r'_,
tape remaining
time,
¢_._, tape length (_ _ pg. 9, 17).
Makes the date/time
appear in the camcorder
or on
a connected
monitor
(set DATE/TIME
in SYSTEM
MENU first _ _. pg. 7).
• The selected
display will be recorded.
If you do
not want to record the display, select OFF before
shooting.
• In the AUTO
DATE mode, the camcorder
records
the date for about 5 seconds
when recording
is
initiated after the date is changed,
a cassette
is
loaded, or AUTO DATE is selected.
The date is
replaced after 5 seconds
with "AUTO DATE" but
this is not recorded.
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