Recording
7. Place the LIGHT OFF•AUTO•ON
switch in AUTO.
The light will turn on automatically
when you need more light.
8. Set the SCENE SELECT AE Dial.
• Place the dial in AUTO to place the
camcorder in the AUTO mode.
• Place the dial in (
or (
) fast speed shutter to record
fast moving action.
• Place the dial in (
or (
) front light to compensate
for unusual lighting situations.
• Place the dial in (
create the effect of the subject being
in a spotlight.
• Place the dial in (
create the effect of the subject being
in a frame.
• Place the dial in (
the effect of an old movie.
• Place the dial in MAN and
experiment with the MODE and F1
and F2 buttons.
• Select F1 FADE to fade in and out
of scenes.
• Select F2 16X9 to record using the
16X9 format.
• Select F1 FOCUS to manually
focus.
• Select F2 EXPOSURE to adjust
the iris (brightness).
• Select F1 TITLE to select and
record one of the preset titles.
• Select F2 DISPLAY to display and
record the date, time and date, or
create and record your own title.
9. Start and stop recording.
) sports
) back light
) spotlight to
10. Use the zoom feature.
) portrait to
11. Review what you have recorded.
) sepia to create
• Press and release the thumb trigger
to start recording. REC 666
appears in the viewfinder and the
tally light will light when the
camcorder is recording.
• Press and release the thumb trigger
again to stop recording. The
camcorder is now in record pause.
appears in the viewfinder.
PAUSE
• The camcorder will automatically
turn off if it remains in record pause
for five minutes. Place the POWER
switch in OFF and then back in
CAMERA.
• Zoom in and out using the power
zoom T and W lever.
• Press and release EDIT SEARCH –
to review the last few seconds of the
recording.
• Press and hold EDIT SEARCH – or
+ to visually see what you have
recorded. Release the button to
begin recording at that point.
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