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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
White LED Light can be used to brighten the subject in
the dark place during video recording.
1
Press
LIGHT
repeatedly to change the setting.
OFF
: Turns off the light.
ON
: The light is on always. (
appears.)
AUTO
: The light turns on automatically when dark.
(
appears.)
2
Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start video
recording or
SNAPSHOT
to shoot a still image.
NOTES:
●
Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to eyes.
●
If the light does not reach the subject, the Night-Scope
function will be activated, and makes it possible to shoot
the subject brighter.
●
There is a difference in the brightness of the images shot
between the centre area which is illuminated by the LED
Light and the surrounding areas (which will be darker).
●
Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter speed when
the White LED Light setting is “ON”, they will appear slightly
blurred.
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than they
would be under good natural lighting. Although the
recorded image is not grainy, it may look as if it is
strobing due to the slow shutter speed.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
” while pressing down the
Lock Button located on the switch.
2
Open the LCD monitor fully. (
墌
pg. 10)
3
Press
NIGHT
so that the Night-Scope indicator “
”
appears.
●
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted to provide up to
30 times sensitivity.
●
“
” appears beside “
” while the shutter speed is being
automatically adjusted.
To deactivate Night-Scope
Press
NIGHT
again so that the Night-Scope indicator
disappears.
NOTES:
●
During Night-Scope, the following functions or settings
cannot be activated and its indicator blinks or goes out:
• Some modes of “Program AE With Special Effects”
(
墌
pg. 19).
• “GAIN UP” in CAMERA Menu. (
墌
pg. 15)
• “DIS” in MANUAL Menu. (
墌
pg. 15)
●
During Night-Scope, it may be difficult to bring the
camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of a tripod is
recommended.
White LED Light
Lock Button
SNAPSHOT
Power Switch
NIGHT
LIGHT
White LED Light
Recording Start/Stop Button
Night Scope
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