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When you take picture of people with night
views, you can achieve adequate brightness for
both people and the background in the picture
by using the flash in the Card Slow Shutter
Mode.

Manual Iris Adjustment

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Depending on zoom magnification, there are iris
values that will not be displayed.

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If you are using Night View Functions (

-85-

) or

Programme AE Mode (

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), you cannot adjust

the iris.

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If you attempt to adjust the Shutter Speed after
setting the Iris, the value set for the Iris will be
cancelled.

Recording with Fixed Brightness
(AE Lock)

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If you rotate the Mode Dial after the AE Lock is
set, the setting values may be changed.

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When the AE Lock function is set and you
record the subject with the flash activated, the
shutter speed is fixed to 1/500 even if you set it
to 1/750 or more.

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You cannot use the Night View Functions.

Advanced Functions

Zebra Pattern

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When the Surf & Snow Mode of Programme AE
or Backlight Compensation is used, the Zebra
Pattern no longer serves as the general
reference for adjusting the brightness.

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When the Zebra Pattern appears on a face of a
person and a white shirt, and if you adjust the
Zebra Pattern on the white shirt to make it
disappear, the face of the person recorded may
become too dark.

Picture Adjustment

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You cannot use the Picture Adjustment when
setting the Digital Effect 2.

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You cannot use the Picture Adjustment when
the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch is set to
[AUTO].

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Settings once performed will remain valid so
long as the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch
is set to [MANUAL]. It is therefore
recommended that the Picture Adjustment be
checked prior to recording at the [MANUAL]
setting.

Microphone Sensitivity Level

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When this setting is changed, the
[AUDIO LEVEL] setting on the [RECORDING]
Sub-Menu of the [TAPE PLAYBACK MENU]
will be similarly changed.

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If the last three Bars of the [LEVEL (MIC)]
Indication light red, the sound is distorted.
Select a lower setting for [GAIN] or set [MODE]
to [AUTO] or [MNL (AGC)].

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It is recommended that you check through the
headphones before recording to ensure that the
sound is not distorted.

Bass Enhancer

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It can be activated only when you use the
built-in microphone.

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In Tape Playback Mode, it can be activated only
when you use Audio Dubbing Function with the
built-in microphone.

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When you use the Pro-Cinema Function, it is
fixed to [6dB].

Using the Auto Pop-up Flash

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The available range of the Video Flash is
approximately 1 to 2.5 metres in a dark places.
Picture will appear dark when they are recorded
by using the Video Flash at distances greater
than 2.5 metres.

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Object of recording may appear dark if Video
Flash is lighted in front of white background.

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Using the Video Flash fixes the shutter speed of
1/750 s or faster to 1/500.

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Do not use the Video Flash with the ND Filter of
the Filter Kit (VW-LF43WE; optional).

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Do not carry the Movie Camera with the Flash
popped up.

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Do not cover the flashing part with your hand.

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In the following cases, using the Video Flash is
not possible:

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While Recording

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Demo Mode

-75-

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Multi-Picture Mode

-94-

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Continuous Photoshot Function

-82-

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Night View Functions

-85-

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When the Colour Bar is displayed.

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The picture may become out of focus in a dark
place. In this case, adjust the focus manually.

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Tele Conversion Lens (VW-LT4314NE;
optional) or Wide Conversion Lens
(VW-LW4307ME; optional) can block flash light
and may cause vignetting effect.

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The Movie Camera, even when its Video Flash
has been turned off, automatically determines
whether the flash light is necessary or not by
detecting the ambient brightness. (If it
determines that the flash light is necessary, the
[

] Indication is displayed in yellow.)

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When the [

], [