22). You haven’t loaded a cassette (p. 13). The tape has reached the end. When you are recording in dark places, a bright light in the scene may cause a vertical bar, called smear, to appear on the screen. If your recordings do not play back smoothly, clean the video heads (p. 64). The video heads need cleaning (p. 64). The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV isn’t set to VIDEO (p. 24). The speaker volume is set to the minimum level (p. 23). It is possible that condensation has formed (p.65). External interference may cause the camera’s microprocessor to malfunction temporarily. If random letters appear in the display or if normal operation is interrupted, remove and then replace the power source (and if necessary, the backup battery). 69 Additional Information Additional Information E Screen Displays Use the menu's TV SCREEN function to choose whether or not the displays appear on the TV screen. They are not recorded to the tape if you start recording with the camera. ^MENU (see p. 27) indicates a flashing display. Date and time display (p. 32) The date and time have not been set. This display will not be recorded (p. 32). Title (p. 34) Record pause mode (p. 15) Recording (p. 15) Playback (p. 22) Fast forward (p. 22) Rewind (p. 22) The tape is stopped (p. 22). The camera is ejecting the tape (p. 13). Hi8 Recording or playback. 2:35 PM 18 . JUN,2003 The safety mechanism is activated. Unload the cassette and turn the camera off. Turn it on again and reload the cassette. No cassette is loaded, or the cassette is set for erasure prevention (p. 13). The tape is within 5 minutes of the end. The tape has reached the end. Shows how much battery power remains (p. 57). The battery pack is nearly exhausted (p. 11, 57). The backup battery is nearly exhausted, or not inserted properly (p. 58). PHOTO MODE is set to OFF in the camera menu (when the PHOTO button is pressed) (p. 46). ^EJECT^ A“V=V'> TV SCREEN ON WEDDING PAUSE EJECT g 70 Optical zoom (p. 17) Digital zoom is turned on (p. 17). Digital zoom (p. 17) Image stabilizer (p. 31) Specialized AE programs (p. 40) Autofocus is turned off (p. 42). Backlight compensation (p. 43) Digital effects: The display flashes when the effect is being selected, and appears steadily when it is activated (p. 47-50). SPOTLIGHT SAND&SNOW BLC ART BLK&WHT SEPIA NEGATIVE MIRROR MOSAIC 16:9 CINEMA STROBE GHOST FlexiZone AE/ Exposure lock (p. 44) Custom key settings (p. 29) D.ZOOM IMAGE S.i D. E .SELECT D. E.ON/OFF DATE TITLE FADE BLC Tape counter The tape counter indicates the approximate running time of the tape — 1 hour, 23 minutes and 45 seconds in this example. The tape counter is reset when a cassette is loaded, or when you press the C.RESET button (p. 8). Recording reminder When you start recording, the camera counts from 0sec to 10sec (for PHOTO recording from 0sec to 6sec). Shots which are shorter than 10 seconds may be difficult to edit later. On the other hand, if you are not planning to edit the recording, remember that a shot which does not contain action should generally last no longer than 10 seconds. E AUTO SPORTS PORTRAIT 1 : 2 3 : 4 5 MF 10sec 71 Additional Information Additional Information E Specifications [ ES8600 Power Supply (rated): 7.2 V DC Power Consumption (while recording with the AF turned on): 4.1 W (LCD screen OFF), 5.3 W (LCD screen ON) Television system: EIA standard (525 lines, 60 fields) NTSC color signal Video recording system: 2 rotary heads, helical scanning system; luminance signal: FM azimuth recording; chrominance signal: converted subcarrier phase shift recording (8mm video standard) Audio recording system: Frequency multiplexing with the video signal (1 channel) Image sensor: 1/4” CCD (charge coupled device) 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective pixels) Tape format: 8mm videocassette, metal evaporated/metal particle Tape speed: 0.56 ips (14.345 mm/s) Maximum recording time: 2 1/2 hours (with a P6-150 cassette) Fast forward/rewind time: Approx. 6 minutes (with a P6-120 cassette) Lens: F/1.6-3.8, 22x power zoom, 3.6-79.2 mm Filter diameter: 46 mm Focusing system: TTL autofocus, manual focusing possible Minimum focusing distance: 3 ft 3 in (1m), wide-angle end: 0.4 in (1cm) Minimum illumination: 0.2 lx Recommended illumination: More than 100 lx Viewfinder: 0.24-inch monochrome LCD, 76,000-pixels LCD screen: 2.5” measured diagonally (6.4 cm), 123,000 pixels (approx.) Microphone: Non-directional electret condenser microphone Output level: Video terminal : 1 Vp-p/75 ohms unbalanced S-video terminal: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) Audio terminal: -10dBV, less than 2.2 kohms, unbalanced Operating temperature range: 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) Dimensions: 4 x 4.1 x 7.1 V8 in (102 x 103 x 180 mm) Weight: 1.7 lb (770g) Video light: Central luminosity: Approx. 12 lx at 6 ft 6 in (2 m) Color temperature: Approx. 2,900 K Bulb life: Approx. 50 hours Po...