EN
25
FOR RECORDING
Flash Brightness Adjustment
When a snapshot (
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pg. 17, 29) is taken in the dark the
camcorder fires the flash (
墌
“Snapshot Flash”) and
adjusts the brightness automatically. You can also adjust
the flash brightness manually. When you find that the
snapshots you took look too bright or too dark, adjust it
manually.
1
Perform steps
1
through
3
of “Snapshot Flash”.
2
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “FLASH ADJ.”, and press
SELECT/SET
3
. The parameter appears.
3
To intensify the flash, press
+
5
. To weaken the
flash, press
–
5
.
Adjustment range: –3 to +3.
4
Press
SELECT/SET
3
. Press
+
or
–
5
to select
“
RETURN” and press
SELECT/SET
3
twice to
close the Menu Screen.
NOTE:
When you change the subject you are shooting or the
shooting location, set it back to
±
0 as described in step
3
and take a snapshot to check the flash brightness. After
doing this adjust to your desired brightness.
Snapshot Flash
The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in
Record-Standby (
墌
pg. 17, 29).
• In Full Auto mode, the flash automatically fires if it is
dark (
T
appears).
• In Manual mode, you can select the “FLASH” setting
as follows:
1
Set the Power Switch
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to “
” while pressing
down the Lock Button
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located on the switch. Open
the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2
Press
MENU
4
. The Menu Screen appears.
3
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “
(MANUAL)”, and press
SELECT/SET
3
.
4
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “FLASH”, and press
SELECT/SET
3
. The Sub Menu appears.
5
Press
+
or
–
5
to select the desired mode.
AUTO
: Fires automatically if it is dark
(
T
appears).
AUTO
: Fires automatically if it is dark
(
T
appears) and reduces the Red-Eye
effect in the subject’s eyes.
ON
: Always fires.
OFF
: Will not fire.
Press
SELECT/SET
3
.
6
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “
RETURN”. Press
SELECT/SET
3
twice to close the Menu Screen.
If “AUTO
” Is Selected . . .
..... the
Red-Eye reduction indicator
w
lights. Press
SNAPSHOT
9
. The flash fires twice. The first flash
is for reduction of the human eye’s red reflection and
the second flash is for the actual recording.
NOTES:
●
Do not fire the flash at a person at short range.
●
The flash does not fire when the flash is set to “OFF” in
the Menu Screen, and also when the battery remaining
power is low.
●
For GR-DX95/DX75 owners; the flash does not fire when
it is set to “AUTO” in the Menu Screen with GAIN UP set
to “OFF” (
墌
pg. 33) and with Programme AE with
special effects set to “TWILIGHT” (
墌
pg. 27).
●
When taking several snapshots in succession (Motor
Drive Mode), the flash fires only during the first one.
●
Although images shot with a flash tend to look whiter than
they actually are, to compensate for this the camcorder
automatically darkens the picture when using the flash.
When shooting a subject at a distance where the flash light
cannot reach (over approx. 2 m), set the flash to “OFF” to
prevent the picture from becoming too dark or becoming
too tinted.
●
The colour tone changes depending on the background
lighting conditions, such as under fluorescent or halogen
lamps.
●
To change the brightness of the flash,
墌
“Flash
Brightness Adjustment”.
●
While charging the flash,
T
blinks and the flash will
not fire. Although noise may appear, this is not a
malfunction and is not recorded. It can take up to 10
seconds to charge the flash.
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