User's Manual

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[Zoom Speed]: Determines the zoom speed of the zoom lever.
[
Y Variable]: The zoom lever operates at a variable speed. Press gently
for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms.
[
] Speed 1] to [Z Speed 3]: The zoom lever operates at a constant
speed. Speed 1 is the slowest and speed 3 the fastest.
[Zoom Position at Startup]: Allows you to choose the position of the zoom
when you turn on the camcorder.
[Full Wide Angle]: The zoom position will be at full wide angle.
[Last Used Position]: The zoom position will be at the same position it was
the last time you used zoom.
• When this function is set to [Full Wide Angle] and you manually adjust
the focus, the focus will be lost and autofocus will be activated the next
time you turn on the camcorder.
[Focus Assistance]: When focus assistance is activated, the image at the
center of the screen is magnified to help you focus manually (A 76).
• Using focus assistance will not affect the recordings. It will be cancelled
automatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording.
• This function is available only when the shooting mode is set to ,
or .
• This function is available only for recording movies.
[Auto Backlight Correction]: When this setting is set to [i On], the cam-
corder automatically corrects for backlight conditions when shooting sub-
jects with a strong light source behind them.
• This function is available only when the shooting mode is set to ,
or .
• Automatic backlight correction is not available in the following cases.
- In mode, when using a cinema-look filter other than [Cinema
Standard].
- In mode, when using the [J Night Scene], [K Snow],
[L Beach], [M Sunset] or [O Spotlight] Special Scene mode.
[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter
speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.
• Minimum shutter speed used: 1/30; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to
24P; 1/15 when it is set to PF30 or 30P.
• This function is not available when the shooting mode is set to .
• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [j Off].
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