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Advanced
Functions
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Choose to display the combination of functions set for the CUSTOM KEYS in the viewfinder.
1. Press down the lock button and turn the POWER switch to CAMERA.
2. Open the camera menu and select CUSTOM KEY INFO.
3. Turn the information on or off.
4. Close the menu.
Notes:
• If it takes you more than about five minutes to select the Custom Key information, the camera may turn
itself off automatically before you finish. This can be avoided by removing the cassette before you begin.
• You can only operate the digital effects when the CUSTOM KEYS are assigned to the digital effect
option.
• The camera remembers the Custom Key settings until you make a new selection.
• Even when the CUSTOM KEY INFO. (information) is turned off, the settings are displayed in the
viewfinder for about 4 seconds each time you close the menu or turn the camera on.
Displaying the Custom Key function in the viewfinder
With most camcorders, even the slightest hand movements will be noticeable during telephoto recording.
However, the image stabilizer allows you to obtain steady recordings even at 32
×
magnification. Before you
start recording, turn the image stabilizer on or off from the IMAGE STABIL option at the camera menu.
• In addition, for the ES280 you can assign CUSTOM KEY 2 to turn the image stabilizer on/off (see
page 22).
Notes:
• The
i
mark appears in the viewfinder when the image stabilizer is turned on.
• Due to the nature of the image stabilizer, the image quality will be lower when the image stabilizer is
switched on, and the image will appear slightly enlarged in the viewfinder.
• The image stabilizer is designed to deal with a normal degree of camera shake — it cannot compensate
for large movements of the camera.
• Keep the image stabilizer turned off when the camera is mounted on a tripod.
• The image stabilizer is not as effective as usual when the optional wide-convertor or tele-convertor is
attached.
Image Stabilizer (ES280)
