Operating instructions

Record mode
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Colour Night view function
This function allows you to record colour subjects
in dark locations to stand out against the
background.
Attach the camera to a tripod, and you can record
images free from vibration.
≥Only manual focusing can be used.
≥Recorded scene is seen as if frames were
missed.
Colour night view function
You can record dark locations brightly in colour.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1 Press the joystick to display the icon. Move
the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2 Move the joystick up to select the colour
night view icon [ ].
≥The [COLOUR NIGHT VIEW ON] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
≥Each upward press switches the modes.
OFF # Colour night view function # OFF
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To cancel the colour night view
function
Select the [ ] icon again.
≥The [COLOUR NIGHT VIEW OFF] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
≥If set in a bright place, the screen may become
whitish for a while.
≥The colour night view function makes the signal
charging time of CCD up to approximately 25k
longer than usual, so that dark scenes invisible
to the naked eye can be recorded brightly. For
this reason, bright dots that are usually invisible
may be seen, but this is not a malfunction.
≥The colour night view function is cancelled when
you turn off the power or operate the mode dial.
Soft skin mode
This allows the skin colour to be recorded in a
softer tone. This is more effective if you record the
bust image of a person.
≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1 Press the joystick to display the icon. Move
the joystick down until icon 1 appears.
2 Move the joystick left to select the soft skin
icon [ ].
≥The [SOFT SKIN MODE ON] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
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To cancel the soft skin mode
Select the [ ] icon again.
≥The [SOFT SKIN MODE OFF] indication
appears on the screen of the movie camera.
≥If the background or anything else in the scene
has colours similar to the skin colour, they will
also be smoothed.
≥If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may
not be clear.
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