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You can adjust the brightness of the
viewfinder. The recorded picture will not be
affected by this operation.
B
BRT NORMAL
Standard brightness.
BRIGHT
Brightens the viewfinder screen.
• When you connect your camcorder to outside
power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically
selected for the setting.
• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is
slightly reduced during recording.
You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio
picture appears in the viewfinder and the
LCD screen by setting [WIDE SEL] to
[16:9 WIDE]. The recorded picture will not
be affected by this operation.
B
LETTER BOX
Normal setting (standard type of display)
SQUEEZE
Expands the picture vertically if black
bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect
ratio are undesirable.
VF B.L. (Viewfinder back light)
WIDE DISP (Wide display)
TAPE SET menu
– REC MODE/AUDIO MODE/REMAIN
The default settings are marked with
B
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 30 for details on selecting
menu items.
B
SP (
SP
)
Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on
a cassette.
LP (
LP
)
Increases the recording time to 1.5 times
the SP mode (Long Play).
• If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like
noise may appear or sound may be interrupted
when you play back the tape on other
camcorders or VCRs.
• When you mix recordings in the SP mode and in
the LP mode on one tape, the playback picture
may be distorted or the time code may not be
written properly between the scenes.
B
12BIT
Records in the 12-bit mode (2 stereo
sounds).
16BIT (
)
Records in the 16-bit mode (1 stereo sound
with high quality).
REC MODE (Recording mode)
AUDIO MODE
LCD/VF SET menu (Continued)
