Black&White Sepia Negative Art Mosaic Mirror 52_English Focus • The memory camcorder usually focuses on a subject automatically (auto-focus). • You can also manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions. itemcontentson-screendisplay"Auto"This memory camcorder automatically focuses a subject at the centre of screen (autofocus). When the memory camcorder is turned on, auto-focus will always be set. None "Manual"Manual focusing may be necessary under certain conditions that make automatic focusing difficult or unreliable. Focusing manually during recordingThis memory camcorder automatically focuses a subject from close-up to infinity. However, the correct focus may not be obtained depending on the recording condition. In this case, use the manual focus mode. 1.Select "Focus"to "Manual". • The manual focus adjustment indicator appears. 2. Use the zoom lever to zoom in on subject. 3. Press the Control button ( / ) to adjust the focus, while viewing the subject on the LCD screen. Focusing on a further subject To focus on a further subject, press the Control button ( ). Focusing in a nearer subject To focus on a nearer subject, press the Control button ( ). Manual focus is recommended in the following situations : a. A picture containing several objects, some close to the memory camcorder, others further away. b. A person enveloped in fog or surrounded by snow. c. Very shiny or glossy surfaces like a car. d. People or objects moving constantly or quickly like an athlete or a crowd. • The focus also can be set in the shortcut menu. .page 29 • EASY. Q mode automatically sets the "Focus" to "Auto". • Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually focusing on it. If you bring the subject into focus at the "W" control side, focus will be faulty when you turn the zoom lever to the "T" control side to zoom in on the subject. English_53 STBY 00:00:00/00:58:00 120 M N Manual Focus recording options Back Light When subject is lit from behind , this function will compensate for lighting so that the subject is not too dark. itemcontentson-screendisplay"Off"Disables the function. None "On"-Backlight compensation is executed. -Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly. Back lighting influences recording when the subject is darker than the background: The subject is in front of a window. The subject is against a snowy background. The subject is outdoors and the background is overcast. The light sources are too bright. The person to be recorded is wearing white or shiny clothes and is placed against a bright background: The person’s face is too dark to distinguish his/her features. The "Back Light" function can not use while EASY. Q is in use. 54_English 16:9 Wide You can select the desired LCD display aspect ratio for recording or playback (16:9 Wide/4:3 aspect ratio). Disables the function. Displays the image in 4:3 aspect ratio. None Select to use the standard display aspect ratio of 4:3 on the screen. Select to view movies of 4:3 aspect ratio by enlarging and fitting into 16:9 aspect ratio. None • • itemcontentson-screendisplay"Off" "On" 16:9 wide setting also can be set in the shortcut menu. .page 29. Please note that all movies recorded with this memory camcorder have 4:3 aspect ratio regardless of the display option (16:9 Wide/4:3). When it is set to "16:9 Wide", the displayed picture may appear wider or rougher than that of 4:3 screen aspect ratio. Quality You can select the quality of a movie to be recorded. This memory camcorder can record in the SF (super fine), F (fine) and N (normal) modes. Displays in the supreme quality. Displays in high quality. Displays in normal quality. You can record a scene at three quality levels: "Super Fine, Fine, or Normal". However, the better the quality is, the more memory is used. • The recording times depend on the quality of a movie to be recorded. .page 36 itemcontents"Super Fine" "Fine" "Normal" on-screendisplay English_55 recording options Resolution You can select the resolution of a movie to be recorded. itemcontentson-screendisplay"720x576i"Resolution of the movie played on a TV screen. "720x576p"Higher resolution of the movie played on a PC screen. "352x288p"Lower resolution of the movie played on a PC screen. • High resolution images use more memory than lower resolution images. Therefore the higher the resolution selected, the fewer will be the available time available. The recording times depend on the resolution. .page 36 When the screen size is set to 352(352x288p), it is played back in smaller size than 720(720x576p) on PC. • • • You can also zoom with the zoom (W/T) button on the LCD panel. The image quality may deteriorate depending on how much you zoom in on the subject. Maximum zooming may result in lower image quality. • • • Digital Zoom You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 34x (the default setting) during recording. Up to 34x zo...
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