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RECORDING
Advanced Features (cont.)
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MENU Wheel
Recording Start/Stop Button
REC TIME Menu
Display
Recording time
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Interval time
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INT. TIME Menu
Animation
You can shoot a series of pictures, each slightly different,
of the same object for a brief period of time.
1
Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen
appears.
2
Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “ TO SYSTEM
MENU” and press it to display SYSTEM MENU.
Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “ NEXT” and
press it to display the next page. Then, rotate the
MENU Wheel to select “REC TIME” and press it. The
REC TIME Menu appears. Rotate the MENU Wheel to
select the desired recording time, then press it.
3
The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
” RETURN”. Press the MENU Wheel in again to
close the Menu Screen.
4
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button after focusing
on the subject. The recording stops automatically
after the selected period of time.
•Repeat step 4 for the desired number of pictures.
5
To release the Animation mode, set “REC TIME” in
the Menu screen to “OFF”.
NOTE:
Before performing the following steps, make
sure that:
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The Power Switch is set to “
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The camcorder is in the Record-Standby
mode.
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The recording mode is set to “SP”.
NOTES (for Animation and Time-Lapse):
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For best results, make sure the camcorder is secured when shooting in Animation or Time-Lapse mode.
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Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed during Animation or Time-Lapse shooting.
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Before performing other operations following Animation or Time-Lapse recording, make sure the Animation
or Time-Lapse mode is deactivated.
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Animation and Time-Lapse are canceled when the power is shut off or when the cassette is ejected.
Time-Lapse
You can record sequentially at preset time spans. Leaving
the camcorder aimed at a specific subject, you can record
subtle changes over an extended period of time.
1
Set “REC TIME” (
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step 1 and 2 of “Animation”
above).
2
Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “INT. TIME” and
press it. The INT. TIME Menu appears. Rotate the
MENU Wheel to select the desired interval time, then
press it. The Menu Screen reappears with the
highlight bar on “ RETURN”. Press the MENU
Wheel in again to close the Menu Screen.
3
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. Recording and
intervals alternate automatically.
4
To release the Time-Lapse mode, when “
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displayed, press the Recording Start/Stop Button to
display “
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“INT. TIME” in the Menu Screen to “OFF”.
