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VQT2A17
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VQT2A17
Setup
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Turning power ON/OFF
(Selecting modes)
Rotate the mode dial to motion picture recording/playback, still picture
recording/playback or power OFF.
Set to icon of desired mode.
Power OFF
Motion picture recording mode
(P.34)
Motion picture playback mode
(P.56)
Still picture recording mode
(P.36)
Still picture playback mode
(P.59)
Rotate the mode dial slowly but surely to the desired position without turning it
recklessly.
The very first time that power is turned ON, a message appears prompting
you to set the date and time. (P.30)
During use, the main unit and SD card become hot, but this is normal and not
indicative of a malfunction.
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Status indicator
When power is ON: Lit red
(When selecting
)
When power is OFF: Off
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Turning power ON/OFF from the LCD monitor
When [
] or [
] is selected, power turns ON when the LCD monitor is
opened and OFF when it is closed. (During motion picture recording, power
does not turn OFF when the LCD monitor is closed.)
When [QUICK START] (next page) is [ON], the unit goes on quick start
standby when the LCD monitor is closed.
When not in use, set the mode dial to [OFF].
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Quick starts
Quick starts are available when the mode is set to [
] and [
].
When [QUICK START] is [ON], the unit responds as follows to LCD monitor
operations:
LCD monitor
operation
Unit response
Status
indicator
When opened
Shooting can start in approx. 0.6 seconds.
Lit red
When closed
The unit goes on Quick Start Standby
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.
Flashing green
＊
The unit consumes about half as much power as when recording is stopped.
Setting [QUICK START]
Select settings from the
menus. (P.28)
→
[SETUP]
→
[QUICK
START]
→
[ON]
(To turn OFF, select [OFF].)
[QUICK START] is [ON] at the time of purchase.
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The quick start standby is canceled and power shuts OFF (status indicator
out) in the following situations.
When Quick Start Standby Mode continues for more than about 5 minutes
When the mode dial is rotated
When the white balance has been set to the automatic adjustment (during
automatic recording or when it is set to [
] during manual recording)
and quick start has been initiated, quick start may take longer if a different
light source is used from the one prior to initiating quick start. This happens
because the automatic adjustments are performed again.
Starting may require more time than usual if the unit is impacted.
Zoom magnification becomes 1x after quick starts.
If [ECONOMY] (P.90) is set to [5 MINUTES] and the unit automatically goes
on quick start standby, close and reopen the LCD monitor.
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