Additional Information
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[Output Onscreen Displays]:
When set to [
A
On], the camcorder’s
onscreen displays will appear also on the screen of a TV or monitor con-
nected to the camcorder.
[LCD Brightness]:
Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen.
• Changing the brightness of the LCD screen does not affect the bright-
ness of your recordings or the brightness of the playback image on a
TV.
[LCD Screen Dimmer]:
When set to [
A
On], the LCD screen is dimmed.
Doing so is ideal when using the camcorder in locations where the LCD’s
illumination could become a nuisance to others. Hold
h
pressed
down for about 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its previous
brightness setting.
• Dimming the LCD screen does not affect the brightness of your record-
ings or the brightness of the playback image on a TV.
• When the screen dimmer is set to [
B
Off], the LCD screen will return
to the brightness level that was in use before the screen was dimmed.
[LCD Mirror Image]:
When set to [
A
On], the image on the screen is
inverted horizontally when the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens.
• While this option is set to [
A
On] and the LCD panel is rotated toward
the lens, you cannot decorate the screen with [
Decoration].
[Notification Sounds]:
A beep will accompany some operations like turn-
ing on the camcorder, the self-timer countdown, etc.
[Autostart Decoration]:
When set to [
A
On], activates decoration mode
when you rotate and stow the LCD panel.
[Power Saving Mode]:
Controls the camcorder's automatic power off set-
tings.
[Auto Power Off]: In order to save power when the camcorder is powered
by a battery pack, it will automatically shut off if left without any operation
for 5 minutes.
• Approximately 30 seconds before the camcorder shuts off, [Auto Power
Off] will appear.
• In standby mode, the camcorder will shut off after the time selected for
the [Quick Start (Standby)] setting.
[Quick Start (Standby)]: Select whether to activate the Quick Start function
(
0
46) when you close the LCD panel in a recording mode and the
length of time after which the camcorder will end the standby mode and
shut off automatically.
