55VQT3J15When you start recording, the image/audio graduallyappears. (Fade in)When you pause recording, the image/audio graduallydisappears. (Fade out) The Fade setting is canceled when the recording stops. To select the color for Fade in/out: [RECORD SETUP] [FADE COLOR] [WHITE] or [BLACK] The thumbnails of scenes recorded using fade in become black (or white).This brightens parts that are in shadow and difficult to see and suppresses whitesaturation in bright parts at the same time. Both bright and dark parts can be recordedclearly. If there are extremely dark or bright parts or the brightness is insufficient, the effect may notbe clear.This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 secondsbefore the recording start/stop button is pressed. appears on the screen. Aim the unit at the subject beforehand. There is no beep sound. PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases. If you change the modeIf you remove the SD card /If you remove the SD card while [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [VIDEO/SD CARD] If you touch [MENU] If you turn the unit off If you start recording After 3 hours have passedFadeIntelligent contrast controlPRE-RECThis prevents you from missing a shot.(Fade in)(Fade out)MENUPRE-REC