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MENU SCREEN EXPLANATIONS
NOTES:
Date/Time Insert
Focus detection zone
SNAPSHOT Button
● When the Power Switch is set to CAMERA and the LCD monitor is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more,
Menu Screen Available Using The Select Wheel
Allows you to display the date and time in the
the LCD monitor switches on and the viewfinder switches off automatically to save power (GR-SXM46/SXM26/
camcorder or on a connected colour monitor,
FXM16/FXM161 only).
P.AE
FOCUS
● The cassette holder cannot be opened unless a power supply is attached.
as well as to record them manually or automati-
Button
● There may be a delay after you slide EJECT until the cassette holder opens. Do not use force.
cally.
EXPOSURE
● The time required to calculate the remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the calculation, may vary
You should have already performed the Date/
M.W.B.
Time Setting procedure (
RETAKE
according to the type of tape used.
(2
/3
)
● The tape remaining time indicator is correct only if the correct tape length has been selected (
Button
● "TAPE END" appears when the tape reaches its end, and the power goes off automatically if left in this
WIDE
NOTES:
condition for 5 minutes. "TAPE END" also appears when a cassette whose tape is already at its end is loaded.
Select Wheel
● If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate
● If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes without performing Zoom or any other operations, the
focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean,
camcorder's power shuts off automatically. Set the Power Switch to "OFF", and then back to "CAMERA" to
wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets
turn the camcorder on again.
dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
● If the Recording Start/Stop button is pressed after the Record-Standby mode has continued for over 5 minutes,
MENU Button
Power Switch
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
recording may not start immediately.
● When shooting a subject close to the lens,
SNAPSHOT
● If you are recording on a cassette from the middle (such as when a tape is removed and re-inserted during
GAIN
REC T I ME
(GR-SXM46/
zoom out first (
recording), use the Retake function (
Display
5 E F / / X F 4 2
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SXM26/SX41/
the auto focus mode, the camcorder could
5S PAUSE
S IT S S
of it.
Display
Select Wheel
SX21 only)
automatically zoom out depending on the
● While shooting, sound is not heard from the speaker (GR-SXM46/SXM26/FXM16/FXM161 only).
1
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distance between the camcorder and the
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AUTO DATE
subject. This does not occur with "TELE
S.LX
MACRO" (
pg. 25).
(GR-FXM16/
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FXM161/FX11
(DATE)
INT. TIM E
only)
22 : 25 : 00
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(TIME)
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5 Sec. Rec mode indicator
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(GR-SXM26/SX21/FXM16/FXM161/FX11 only)
(DATE&TIM
SEPIA
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The scene being shot is recorded in sepia-tinted
TITLE
(reddish-brown) monochrome, giving the effect of
DATE/TIME
an older movie. Use together with Wide (
DISP.
for the authentic look of a classic Hollywood
No indication
Select Wheel
movie.
(OFF)
SPORTS
1 1 5 S S
Menu Screen Available Using The MENU Button
High shutter speed clearly captures fast-moving
Instant Titles
This Menu Screen cannot be accessed while recording.
action.
The camcorder has eight preset titles in
ND:ND EFFECT
D. ZOOM
memory. You can superimpose one of them
over the video image.
A black mist darkens the picture, as when an ND
Instant Titles can be displayed not only in
filter is used. Helps to counter the effects of glare on
INT. TIME and REC TIME indications on the normal
English but also in French. Change the setting in
the subject.
screen
TITLE LANG. in the Menu Screen. (
FG:FOG
26).
Makes the picture look misty white, as when an
T
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external fog filter is attached to the lens. Softens the
TELE MACRO
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image and gives it a "fantasy" look.
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● To return to Auto Focus, select "AUTO" in step 4.
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● To re-adjust Manual Focus, repeat the procedure from step 2.
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● Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you
: Factory-preset
focus in on a certain subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when
zoomed in because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.
● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, " " or "
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5 SEC. REC Button
(GR-SXM26/SX21/FXM16/
FXM161/FX11 only)
Refer to "Focusing" (
Refer to "Exposure Control" (
Refer to "White Balance Adjustment" and "Manual White Balance Operation"
pg. 9).
(
pg. 32).
OFF
ON
Recording
Power Switch
Start/Stop Button
NORMAL
pg. 18). If zoomed in in
pg. 19) to find the end of the last recording so you do not erase any
Display
OFF
REC TIME Menu
Power Switch
MAX
NORMAL
INT. TIME Menu
OFF
Allows you to superimpose one of eight preset titles (
Makes the date/time settings appear in the camcorder or on a connected monitor
(
pg. 27).
Power Switch
Interval time
indicator
ON
Recording time
indicator
OFF
pg. 24,
OFF
ON
Self-Recording
Snap
Prog
Time-Lapse
Focusing
1
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.".
Quick Review
FEATURE:
Use your camcorder like a regular camera and take a
You can record sequentially at preset time spans. Leaving
AUTO FOCUS
1
PURPOSE:
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.".
snapshot, or several of them in succession.
the camcorder aimed at a specific subject, you can record
2
The camcorder's Full Range AF system offers continuous
Press the Select Wheel to display the Menu Screen.
pg. 31).
subtle changes over an extended period of time.
To check the end of the last recording.
shooting ability from close-up to infinity. However, correct
1
Set the Power Switch to "AUTO" or "PRO.".
pg. 30).
OPERATION:
focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below
NOTES:
2
Press P.AE repeatedly until the desired mode's name
3
1) Set the Power Switch to "CAMERA" ("AUTO" or
(in these cases use manual focusing):
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
Before performing the following steps, make sure that:
and indication appear.
● The Power Switch is set to "PRO.".
"PRO.").
"DATE/TIME DISP." then press it to display the Date/
•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
2
They are displayed for approx. 2 seconds, then the
Press SNAPSHOT.
● The camcorder is in the Record-Standby mode.
Time DISP. Menu.
•When illumination is low.*
2) Press 2
and release quickly during the Record–
name disappears so that only the indication remains.
If you press during Record-Standby . . .
Does not display black bars.
•When the subject has no contrast (difference in bright-
Standby mode.
The mode is activated.
.... a still image will be recorded for approx. 6
4
1
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
Allows you to record black bars at the top and bottom of the screen
ness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a
Tape is rewound for approx. 1 second and played
seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the
the desired mode, then press it. The desired mode is
3
to produce a cinema-like "wide-screen" effect. If a snapshot
clear, blue sky.*
To cancel the effect, press P.AE repeatedly until "OFF"
back automatically, then pauses in Record–Standby
Record-Standby mode.
activated.
(GR-SXM46/SX41 only,
•When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
appears. "OFF" is displayed for approx. 2 seconds.
mode for the next shot.
If you press during Recording . . .
2
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
is in the WIDE mode, the snapshot image is recorded without the
•When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
NOTE:
.... a still image will be recorded for approx. 6
5
The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
"NEXT" in Menu Screen 1 and press it. Menu Screen
patterns that are regularly repeated.
Distortion may occur at the start of playback. This is
seconds, then the normal recording resumes.
NOTES:
"RETURN". Press the Select Wheel to close the Menu
2 appears with the highlight bar on "REC TIME" and
•When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
To record a subject in a dimly lit environment, when it is more
● Only one mode can be engaged at a time.
normal.
Screen.
press it. The REC TIME Menu appears. Rotate the
NOTES:
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
convenient to shoot with a less coarse picture although the
● The screen becomes slightly reddish when the Fade/
Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to the desired
● After SNAPSHOT is pressed, there is a momentary
•When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.
subject becomes slightly dark.
NOTES:
Retake
FEATURE:
Wipe (
pg. 22) is used in the Sepia mode.
recording time, then press it. The Menu Screen
camera shutter-type blackout together with the sound
* The low-contrast warning "
● The screen becomes slightly dark in the High Speed
DISPLAY
Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness
reappears.
effect of a shutter closing, which is recorded together with
● The selected display can be recorded.
adjustment.
PURPOSE:
Shutter mode. Use in well-lit situations.
the image.
● If you do not want to record the display, select the OFF
3
JOURNALISTIC SHOOTING (GR-SXM46/
● In the "High Speed Shutter" or "Sports" modes, picture
MANUAL FOCUS
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
To re-record certain segments.
● Snapshot is available during playback as well. However,
To record a subject in a darkly lit environment, it is more
colour may be adversely affected if the subject is lit by
mode before shooting.
"INT. TIME", then press it. The INT. TIME Menu
SXM26/FXM16/FXM161 only)
OPERATION:
convenient to shoot the subject with a brighter image even if the
the shutter sound is not heard.
Make the necessary viewfinder adjustments to use the
alternating discharge-type light sources such as
appears. Rotate the Select Wheel to move the
AUTO DATE
picture becomes slightly coarse.
viewfinder (
1) Make sure the camcorder is in the Record–Standby
In some situations, different shooting angles may provide
flourescent or mercury-vapour lights.
highlight bar to the desired interval time, then press it.
● Your camcorder automatically records the date for about
mode.
more dramatic results. Hold the camcorder in the desired
To record a subject in a dimly lit environment, when it is more
The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
1
5 seconds after recording is initiated in the following
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.".
2) Press and hold either RETAKE to reach the start point
position and tilt the LCD monitor in the most convenient
convenient to shoot with a less coarse picture although the
"RETURN". Press the Select Wheel again to close the
situations:
for new recording. Pressing 3
direction. It can rotate 270° (90° downward, 180° upward).
subject becomes slightly dark.
Menu Screen.
• After changing the date.
and pressing 2
2
Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness
INTERFACE SHOOTING (GR-SXM46/
• After loading a cassette.
Press the Select Wheel to display the Menu Screen.
3) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start
4
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. Recording and
TWILIGHT
adjustment.
• After Auto Date Record mode is selected by rotating
SXM26/FXM16/FXM161 only)
recording.
intervals alternate automatically.
the Select Wheel.
Dusk, twilight scenery, fireworks, etc., look more
NOTE:
The person you shoot can view himself/herself in the LCD
3
● In this mode, the date is replaced after 5 seconds with
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
natural and dramatic. The following happens when
5
Noise bars appear and pictures may become
To release the Time-Lapse mode, when "
monitor, and you can even shoot yourself while viewing your
"FOCUS" and press it. The FOCUS Menu appears.
"AUTO DATE" but this is not recorded.
pg. 25)
Twilight mode is selected:
monochrome or darken during Retake. This is normal.
displayed, press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
own image in the LCD monitor.
•Auto gain control is turned off.
display "
4
Open the LCD monitor and tilt it upward to 180 degrees so
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
•White Balance is set to "
5Sec. Rec (5-sec. Recording)
"INT. TIME" in the Menu Screen to "OFF".
FEATURE:
that it faces forward. When the LCD monitor is tilted upward
"MANU", then press it. The Menu Screen disappears
but can also be manually changed to another
to an angle of over approx. 105 degrees, the monitor image is
(GR-SXM26/SX21/FXM16/
and " " and "
NOTES (for Animation and Time-Lapse):
mode (
inverted vertically, and the viewfinder also switches on.
point.
● For best results, make sure the camcorder is secured
FXM161/FX11 only)
•Auto Focus becomes available only in the range of
Point the lens toward the subject (yourself when self-
1
when shooting in Animation or Time-Lapse mode.
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.".
10 m to infinity. To focus when the subject-to-
5
recording) and start recording.
To focus on a farther subject, rotate the Select Wheel
● Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed during
PURPOSE:
camera distance is less than 10 m, use manual
upward. " " appears and blinks.
During Interface Shooting, the monitor image and indications
Allows you to use the Digital Zoom. By digitally processing and
Animation or Time-Lapse shooting.
focusing (
To record a scene for 5 seconds, providing quick scene
do not appear inverted as they would when viewing a mirror.
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the Select Wheel
2
● Before performing other operations following Animation
magnifying images, zooming is possible from 16X (the optical
Press the Select Wheel to display the Menu Screen.
transitions like those seen in TV programmes.
downward. " " appears and blinks.
S1/2000 (1/2000 sec. High
zoom limit), to a maximum of 160X (GR-SXM46/SX41/FXM161)/
NOTE:
or Time-Lapse recording, make sure the Animation or
OPERATION:
50X (GR-SXM26/SX21/FXM16/FX11) digital magnification.
The monitored image can be viewed on the LCD monitor
Speed Shutter)
Time-Lapse mode is deactivated.
6
Press the Select Wheel. The setting is complete. The
1) During Record–Standby, press 5SEC. REC. "
3
● Animation and Time-Lapse are cancelled when the
and in the viewfinder.
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
Digital Zoom is not available. Only optical zoom (maximum
Captures faster action than Sports mode.
Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
appears and 5Sec. Rec is reserved.
"TITLE" then press it to display the TITLE Menu.
power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected.
16x magnification) can function. When set to "OFF" during
"RETURN".
LCD MONITOR*/VIEWFINDER INDICA-
2) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. Recording
NEGA POSI
Digital Zoom, zoom magnification changes to 16X.
4
starts, and after 5-second recording is finished, the
TIONS
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
7
Press the Select Wheel. The Menu Screen disppears
camcorder reenters the Record–Standby mode
The colours of a picture are reversed.
Usually the distance to a subject where the lens is in focus
the desired mode, then press it. The desired mode is
Press DISPLAY for more than 1 second to make the following
and "
depends on the zoom magnification. Unless there is a distance of
automatically.
activated.
indications appear/disappear from the camcorder's display:
more than 1 m to the subject, the lens is out of focus at the
To cancel the 5Sec. Rec. function, press 5SEC. REC
•To make the title indication disappear, select "OFF".
cassette warning, tape remaining time, battery pack remaining
maximum telephoto setting. When set to "ON", you can shoot a
again so that "
power indicator and tape length indicator (
subject as large as possible at a distance of approx. 60 cm.
5
The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
NOTE:
NOTE:
• Depending on the zoom position, the lens may go out of focus.
"RETURN". Press the Select Wheel to close the Menu
Fade/Wipe (
Even if the indications are off, the tape remaining time
Screen.
pressing 5SEC. REC.
appears blinking when the tape is near its end, and the
NOTE:
battery pack remaining power indicator appears blinking
The selected title will remain until OFF is selected in the
when the power is almost gone.
TITLE Menu.
* GR-SXM46/SXM26/FXM16/FXM161 only.
pg. 21) is taken while the camcorder
" appears
pg. 15).
forwards the tape
reverses it.
pg. 27).
", then set "REC TIME" and
:FINE" (day mode),
" appear. The focus is locked at this
pg. 32).
pg. 31).
" reappears to indicate the focus is locked.
5S" disappears.
pg. 22) cannot be activated by
NEGA POSI mode
" will blink.
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EN
pg. 10).
" is not
5S"
pg. 52, 53).
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