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Recording Menu (Video)

You can adjust various settings, such as brightness and white balance, to suit the subject or purpose. You can also change settings such as picture quality and gain.

MANUAL SETTING ( MANUAL_MODE manual mode only)

Recording settings can be adjusted manually.

Name Description

SCENE SELECT

Recordings that suit the shooting conditions can be performed easily.

FOCUS

Use manual focus if the subject is not focused automatically.

BRIGHTNESS ADJUST

Overall brightness on the screen can be adjusted.

Use this when recording in a dark or bright location.

WHITE BALANCE

Overall color on the screen can be adjusted.

Use this when the color on the screen appears differently from the actual color.

BACKLIGHT COMP.

Corrects the image when the subject appears dark due to backlight.

Use this when shooting against the light.

TELE MACRO

Use this to take close-up (macro) shots of the subject.

Memo

  • They are displayed only when recording in the manual mode.
FACE PRIORITY AE/AF

Detects faces and adjusts the brightness and focus automatically.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivates auto adjustment.

ON

Activates auto adjustment.
DIS

Camera shake during video recording can be effectively reduced.

Setting Details

IMAGE_STABILIZER_OFF   OFF

Deactivates image stabilizer.

IMAGE_STABILIZER_EIS   ON

Reduces camera shake under normal shooting conditions.

IMAGE_STABILIZER_AIS   ON (AIS)

Reduces camera shake more effectively when shooting bright scenes on the wide angle end.
Only on the wide angle end (approx. 5x).
GAIN UP

Makes the subject appear bright automatically when recording in dark places.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivates the function.

ON

Electrically brightens the scene when it is dark.

AUTO SLOW-SHUTTER

Slows down the shutter speed to brighten the scene when it is dark.

Memo

  • Although “AUTO SLOW-SHUTTER” brightens the scene more than “ON”, movements of the subject may become unnatural.
WIND CUT

Reduces the noise caused by wind.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivates the function.

ON

Activates the function.
TIME-LAPSE RECORDING

Enables the changes of a scene that occur slowly over a long period to be shown within a short time by taking frames of it at a certain interval.

Setting Details
OFF

Deactivates the function.
1SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 1-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 30 times speed.
2SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 2-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 60 times speed.
5SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 5-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 150 times speed.
10SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 10-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 300 times speed.
20SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 20-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 600 times speed.
40SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 40-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 1 200 times speed.
80SEC INTERVAL

Takes a frame at 80-second intervals.
Recorded videos will be played back at 2 400 times speed.
AUTO REC

This function enables the unit to record automatically by sensing the changes in subject’s movement (brightness) within the red frame displayed on the LCD monitor.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivate auto recording.

ON

Activate auto recording.
VIDEO QUALITY

Sets the video quality.

Setting Details

UXP

Enables recording in the best picture quality.

Applies to Blu-ray discs only. Videos taken in high-definition quality cannot be saved to DVDs.

XP

Enables recording in high picture quality.

SP

Enables recording in standard quality.

EP

Enables long recordings.

SSW

Enables recording in SD quality.

SEW

Enables recording in SD quality for a long period of time.

Memo

  • Set to “UXP” or “XP” mode when recording fast-moving scenes or scenes with extreme changes of brightness to avoid noise.
  • You can change the video quality from the remaining recording time display.
    Select the video quality with the UP/< and DOWN/> buttons and press OK.
ZOOM

Sets the maximum zoom ratio.

Setting Details

40x

Enables recording with 1 - 40x optical zoom. Set this when digital zoom is not desired.

80x/DIGITAL

Enables recording with 1 - 40x optical zoom and 41 - 80x digital zoom.

200x/DIGITAL

Enables recording with 1 - 40x optical zoom and 41 - 200x digital zoom.

Memo

  • When digital zoom is used, the image becomes grainy as it is digitally enlarged.
  • The angle of view changes when the image stabilizer is turned on or off.
ZOOM MIC

Sets the zoom microphone.

Setting Details

OFF

Deactivates the zoom microphone.

ON

Records audio sounds in the same direction as the zoom operation.
CLOCK ADJUST

Resets the current time or sets to the local time when using this unit overseas.

Setting Details

CLOCK SETTING

Resets the current time or changes the settings.

AREA SETTING

Sets to the local time when using this unit overseas simply by selecting the destination.

DST SETTING

Sets whether daylight saving time is observed at the travel destination.
MOBILE USER GUIDE

Displays the QR code to access the Mobile User Guide.

Mobile-User-Guide_QR2

The portal site appears when the QR code has been read correctly.
Select the model name of your camera to display its Mobile User Guide.

Memo

  • To read the QR code, a relevant application is required. Enter the URL in the internet browser manually if the QR code cannot be read.
  • The Mobile User Guide is supported by Android devices and iPhone. You can view it on standard browsers such as Google Chrome (Android) and Mobile Safari (iPhone).
  • QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated.
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