Instruction Manual

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Manual setting
3. Set the level using the setting dial (29) - left = lower / right =
higher - or by pressing up/down on the direction pad (30). This
can also be done during the recording if you have previously
pressed the
INFO button (31). Level 0 means no sound recording.
To prevent over modulation, you should select the level at which the
peak value does not exceed the full modulation marking at all, or only
slightly/infrequently. This is illustrated by the indicators C and D
being white above this marking and red below it.
Note:
For mono recordings, both sides (= channels) in the bar chart run
parallel, or separately for stereo recording.
Even for stereo recordings, the level is not controlled separately for
each channel.
To reduce any noise caused by wind during the sound recording, two
levels of damping are available.
2. In the
Wind Elimination sub-menu, select Off , Medium or High.
Whenever no wind noise is feared, you should select
Off to
ensure optimum sound.
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE SELF-TIMER
You can use the self-timer to take a picture with a delay of either 2 or
12s. This can be particularly useful, for example in the first case if you
want to avoid the picture being out of focus due to camera shake
when releasing the shutter or, in the second case, for group
photographs where you want to appear in the picture yourself.
Setting and using the function
1. Turn the main switch (15) to
.
2. In the main menu (see p. 154/246) select
Self-timer (page 1,
CAMERA section) and
3. Select the required delay time in the associated sub-menu.
4. To start the delay time, press the shutter release button (16) to
the 2nd pressure point (see p. 151).
•The LED (7) on the front of the camera flashes for the first 10s
of a 12s delay time to show the progress of the delay time.
The countdown is shown in the monitor at the same time.
While the 12s self-timer delay time is running, it can be cancelled at
any time by pressing the
SET or MENU button - the relevant setting is
retained and the function can be restarted by pressing one of the
shutter release buttons again.
Important:
In self-timer mode, the exposure is not set by pressing the shutter
release button to the pressure point, it is set immediately before the
picture is taken.