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Chapter 1: Operations in
AVCHD mode
MODE
CAMERA
PHOTO IN
DV
AVCHD
REC
SPEED SEL
ZEBRA
BARS
SP / MODE CHK
SHUTTER
PB
OIS
This function will not be as effective when the
vibration is severe or when tracking a moving
subject.
Adding effects to images
Press the USER button you have allocated to the
BLACKFADE or WHITEFADE feature to add fading
effects to your images. The button’s function is
forcibly canceled during playback or REC CHECK
and also when thumbnails are displayed.
BLACKFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to black. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.
WHITEFADE:
Press and hold to fade out to white. Audio also
fades out. Fade-in starts when the button is
released.
This function does not work while INTERVAL
REC is enabled.
Using the USER buttons
You can allocate one of 14 features to each of the
three USER buttons.
Use these buttons to change shooting settings
quickly or add effects to the images you are
shooting.
The following features are allocated to the buttons
at the time of shipping.
USER1: (PUSH)AF
USER: BACKLIGHT
USER3: SHOT MARK
For details, see the setup menus, SW&DISP
SETUP screen, USER1 to 3. (Page 106)
If you press a USER button to which one of the
functions has been allocated and then turn off the
power, the added effect to the image will not be
retained.
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Backlight compensation
Press the USER button you have allocated to the
BACKLIGHT feature when shooting subjects lit
from the back.
BACK LIGHT appears on the screen, and
appears at the bottom right of the screen.
Backlight compensation adjusts the iris so the
subject doesn’t come out dark.
Press the same USER button to turn the feature
off. (If you perform backlight compensation in
manual iris mode and it is disabled, the camera
switches to auto iris control.)
Color bars
Press and hold the BARS button in CAMERA
mode to output a color bar screen to a television or
external monitor so you can adjust them. Press the
button again to turn the feature off.
While the color bar is displayed, a test tone
of 997 Hz will be output from the PHONES
(headphone) terminal, the Pin jack OUT terminal,
or the HDMI terminal. There will be no speaker
output.
The color bar can be recorded by pressing the
START/STOP button.
The BARS button is disabled in PB mode and
PHOTO mode.
The color bar display is canceled when the power
is turned off.
Wave form monitor function
During CAMERA mode, you can display a
waveform for an image in the viewfinder screen
by pressing the USER button to which the WFM
function has been assigned.
Press the button again to return to the normal
display.
This function cannot be used while the focus
assist function is enabled.
Wave forms cannot be recorded.
While wave forms are displayed, part of the
recording screen will be hidden by the wave
forms.
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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
