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Using the Menu
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FLASH SET
Note that these settings will not function
with external flashes (optional) that do not
support the following settings.
FLASH MODE
ON
Flashes every time.
ON
Flashes to reduce the red-eye
phenomenon.
AUTO
Flashes automatically.
AUTO
Flashes automatically to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon.
• If the flash is not capable of preventing the red-
eye phenomenon, you can select only [ON] or
[AUTO].
FLASH LEVEL
HIGH( )
Makes the flash level higher.
NORMAL( )
LOW( )
Makes the flash level lower.
• The setting returns to [NORMAL] when
you disconnect the power source from your
camcorder for more than 5 minutes.
COLOR SLOW S
(Color Slow Shutter)
When you set [COLOR SLOW S] to [ON],
you can record an image brighter in color
even in dark places.
and [COLOR SLOW SHUTTER]
appear on the screen.
To cancel [COLOR SLOW S], touch
[OFF].
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 40)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness. The motion of the
picture may slow down at this time.
SELF-TIMER
The self-timer starts recording after about
10 seconds.
Touch
[SELF-TIMER]
[ON]
.
appears.
Press REC START/STOP to record
movies, or PHOTO to record still images.
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in
step
.
• You can also use the self-timer with the Remote
Commander (p. 30).
DIGITAL ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level
in case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 10 × (the default setting) while
recording on a tape. Note that the image
quality decreases when you are using the
digital zoom.
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone
appears when you select the zooming
level.
OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
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