31Advanced FunctionsEAdvanced FunctionsOptions Lists – MENU / FUNC.Menu items not available appear in black on the screen. For details about how to selectan item, refer toSelecting an Option - MENU/FUNC. ( 8).only available with the .MENU OptionsCamera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.)CAMERA SETUP[ ON], [ OFF]The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtain brighter recordings inplaces with insufficient lighting. The camcorder uses shutter speeds down to 1/25 (1/12 when recording still images). If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [OFF]. If “ ” (camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing the camcorder,for example, by mounting it on a tripod.[ OFF], [ 100X], [ 1000X][ OFF], [ 100X], [ 770X]Determines the operation of the digital zoom. When activated, the camcorder will switch automatically to the digital zoom when youzoom in beyond the optical zoom range. With the digital zoom the image is digitally processed, so the image resolution willdeteriorate the more you zoom in. The digital zoom indicator will appear in light blue from 25x up to 100x and dark bluefrom 100x up to 1000x ( ) /770x ( ). The digital zoom cannot be used with the [ NIGHT] recording program ( ) or withthe multi-image screen.[ VARIABLE], [ SPEED 3], [ SPEED 2], [ SPEED 1] When set to [ VARIABLE] the zoom speed depends on how you operate the zoomlever: Press lightly for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms. The fastest zoom speed can be achieved with [ VARIABLE]. Among the fixedzoom speeds, [ SPEED 3] is the fastest and [ SPEED 1] the slowest.[ ON ], [ OFF]The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full telephoto. The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcordershake. The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places using the[ NIGHT] recording program ( ). The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to .A.SL SHUTTER.D.ZOOMZOOM SPEEDIMG STABDownloaded From VideoCamera-Manual.com Manuals