54
EN
F LA H
S
–
AU O
T
AUTO
OF F
ON
PLA
Y
OFF
FOR RECORDING
(cont.)
Snapshot Flash (GR-DVX78 only)
The flash can be used when a snapshot is taken in
Record-Standby mode (
Z
pg. 26, 50).
• When the Power Switch is set to “
”, the flash
automatically fires if it is dark ( appears).
• When the Power Switch is set to “
”, you can select
the “FLASH” setting as follows:
AUTO
: Fires automatically if it is dark ( appears).
AUTO
: Fires automatically if it is dark ( appears)
and reduces the Red-Eye effect in the
subject’s eyes.
ON
: Always fires.
OFF
: Will not fire.
Perform the procedure below.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the
LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2
Press the
MENU
Wheel in. The Menu Screen
appears.
3
Rotate the
MENU
Wheel to select “
MANUAL”,
and press it. The MANUAL Menu appears.
4
Rotate the
MENU
Wheel to select “FLASH”, and
press it. The Sub Menu appears.
5
Rotate the
MENU
Wheel to select “AUTO”,
“AUTO␣
”, “ON” or “OFF”, and press it. Rotate the
MENU
Wheel to select “ RETURN”. Press it twice to
close the Menu Screen.
If “AUTO
” Is Selected . . .
… the
Red-Eye reduction indicator lights. Press
SNAPSHOT
. 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.
Display
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 or when Night-Scope mode
(
Z
␣ pg.␣ 45) is engaged, and also when the battery remaining power is low. Moreover, the flash does not fire
when it is set to “AUTO” in the Menu Screen with GAIN UP set to “OFF” (
Z
pg. 39) and with Program AE
with special effects set to “TWILIGHT” (
Z
pg. 47).
●
When taking several snapshots in succession (Motor Drive Mode,
Z
pg. 50), 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,
Z
“Flash Brightness Adjustment” (
Z
pg. 55).
●
While charging the flash, 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.
SNAPSHOT Button
Power Switch
MANUAL Menu
MENU Wheel
Lock Button
