Canon 2486B001 Instruction Manual

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57Setup MenusCamera Setup (Advanced Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.)CAMERA SETUP1 Option available only when the recording program is set to [ PROGRAM AE].2 Option available when the mode switch is set to or (only when the recording program isset to [ PROGRAM AE]).3 Option available only when the mode switch is set to .[A.SL SHUTTER]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtainbrighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.• The camcorder uses shutter speeds down to 1/30.• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [ OFF].[IMG STAB]: The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at fulltelephoto.• The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcordershake. The image stabilizer may also not be able to compensate for allmovement when recording moving subjects.• The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places with[A.SL SHUTTER] set to [ ON] or using the [ NIGHT] recording program.• The image stabilizer may not work well on subjects with low contrast, with arecurring, repetitive pattern or without vertical lines.• The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to .• We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [ OFF] when using a tripod.[WIDESCREEN]: The camcorder uses the full width of the image sensor providing high-resolution 16:9 recordings.• Since the screens on the camcorder have an aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3aspect ratio will appear in the center of the screen with black sidebars.Menu item Setting options CAMERA[SHUTTER]1 [ AUTO], [1/60], [1/100], [1/250],[1/500], [1/1000], [1/2000]z 39[A.SL SHUTTER] 2 [ ON], [ OFF] z –[ZOOM TYPE][ OPTICAL], [ ADVANCED], [ DIGITAL][ OPTICAL], [ ADVANCED], [ DIGITAL]z 30[ZOOM SPEED] [ VARIABLE], [ SPEED 3], [ SPEED 2],[ SPEED 1]z 31[IMG STAB]3 [ ON], [ OFF] z –[WIDESCREEN] [ ON], [ OFF] z –[SELF TIMER] [ ON], [ OFF] z 40