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The camcorder has several preset program modes for particular recording situations. It will automatically set
shutter speed, white balance, and iris. Manual or auto-focus can be used during any of these modes.
Sports Mode
Indicators
Display in Viewfinder
MODE SEL. (Select) Button
To select a preset program mode
1. Place the camcorder in record-pause.
2. Slide the AUTO LOCK switch to AUTO LOCK.
3. Repeatedly press the MODE SEL. (select) button
to select the mode that best fits the conditions.
See the chart below to decide which mode to use.
Notes: If you want the camcorder to remember the mode
you selected during recording breaks, place the
ON/POWER SAVE lever in POWER SA VE. The settings
will automatically return to auto if the power is turned off
using the POWER switch.
Auto focus will automatically reset whenever you select a
new preset program mode.
Mode
Auto mode
Sports
Auto high
speed shutter
Close-up
Low Light
Flickerless
Shutter Speed
1/60 second.
1/60 - 1/250 second.
(depending on
brightness)
1/250 ~ 1/10,000
second (depending
on brighlness)
!/60 second
1/60 second
1/100 second
Indicator
None
b
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W
Auto-Focus Area
Normal
Center Frame Area
Only
(9 feet and farther)
Normal
2/5 inch~78 inches
Normal
Recording Conditions
Use under normal conditions.
For filming sporting events, football games, etc
• Colors may change if this mode is used
indoors with fluorescent lighting.
For capturing fast movements such as a golf
swing, tennis swing, etc,
• Colors may change if this mode is used
indoors with fluorescent lighting.
For filming subjects, such as flowers or insects,
at a short distance.
• This mode automatically sets the zoom to the
wide-angle position and focus to about 2
inches from the lens. The focus can then be
adjusted on any subject in a range of 2/5 inch
to 78 inches from the lens.
For best results when filming indoors, under
low light conditions.
• If the camcorder makes too many focus
adjustments, this may indicate that the subject
When recording in a foreign country under
fluorescent lighting that uses 50 Hz. electric
current (some parts of Europe and Asia).
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Normal
is too bright. In this case select the auto mode
shown above or use manual focus.