186 Additional Information[Focus Assistance]: When focus assistance is activated, the image at thecenter of the screen is magnified to help you focus manually (A 107).• Using focus assistance will not affect the recordings. It will be cancelledautomatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording.[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutterspeeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.• Minimum shutter speed used: 1/25; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to[¸ PF25] or [ 25P].• The auto slow shutter can only be activated when the recording pro-gram is set to [’ Programmed AE], but the setting will not change evenif you set the camcorder to mode.• If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [j Off].[Conversion Lens]: When you attach to the camcorder an optional tele-converter or wide-converter, set the appropriate conversion lens setting toobtain optimal image stabilization.• When you select a setting other than [j Off], the AF mode is auto-matically set to [@ Normal AF].[Onscreen Markers]: You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the cen-ter of the screen. Use the markers as a reference to make sure your sub-ject is framed correctly (vertically and/or horizontally).• Using the onscreen markers will not affect the recordings.[Microphone Attenuator]: Helps prevent audio distortions. You can usethis when using an external microphone or [ Audio Scene] is set to[ Custom Setting].[k Automatic]: The camcorder will automatically activate the micro-phone attenuator as necessary for optimal audio recording levels so highaudio levels will not be distorted.[i On å]: The microphone attenuator will be activated at all times toreproduce more faithfully the sound dynamics. å will appear on thescreen.• This menu option is not available when the optional SM-V1 SurroundMicrophone is attached to the camcorder. In that case, activate themicrophone attenuator with the [Surround Mic Attenuator] setting.• When the recording program is set to [š SCN: Underwater] or[Ÿ SCN: Surface], the microphone attenuator is automatically set to[j Off].COPY
