Customizing Your Camcorder
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Changing the menu settings
To turn off the menu
After step 5, press DISPLAY to turn off the menu.
To return to the FN screen
After step 5, select , then press the center z on the control button. The PAGE1 screen
appears. Next, select EXIT, then press the center z on the control button.
Menu items are displayed as the following icons:
MANUAL SET
CAMERA SET
VCR SET
LCD/VF SET
MEMORY SET (DCR-IP7BT only)
CM SET
TAPE SET
SETUP MENU
OTHERS
Selecting the mode setting of each item z is the default setting.
Menu items differ depending on the position of the POWER switch.
The screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment. The MEMORY
position of the POWER switch is only available for the DCR-IP7BT.
Icon/item
PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
D ZOOM
16:9WIDE
Mode
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z ON
OFF
z OFF
20×
120×
z OFF
ON
Meaning
To suit your specific shooting requirements
(p. 59).
To add special effects like those in films or on
TV to images (p. 54).
To adjust the white balance (p. 62).
To automatically activate the electronic shutter
when shooting in bright conditions.
To deactivate the electronic shutter even when
shooting in bright conditions.
To deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10× zoom
is carried out.
To activate the digital zoom. More than 10× to
20× zoom is performed digitally (p. 34).
To activate the digital zoom. More than 10× to
120× zoom is performed digitally (p. 34).
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To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 49).
POWER
switch
CAMERA
MEMORY
CAMERA
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
CAMERA
CAMERA
CAMERA
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