ADVANCED FEATURESFade/Wipe Effects
Fade- or wipe-in works at recording start, and fade-
Night-Aliveor wipe-out works at recording end.
Makes dark subjects or areas even brighter than1)Set the Power Switch @ to O �.
they would be under good natural lighting.2)Press FADE/WIPE ) repeatedly until the
1)Set the Power Switch @ to O � or O �.desired mode appears.
2)Press NIGHT-ALIVE e repeatedly until the3)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button ! to
desired mode appears.activate fade-in/out or wipe-in/out.
YPressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop
A NIGHT AUTO: The shutter speed is auto-
matically adjusted (maximum 1/6 sec.).Button ! allows you to vary the length for the
1 NIGHT 10X (only when the Power Switch @image during fade in/out or wipe in/out.
YTo cancel a fade or wipe, press FADE/WIPE )
is set to O �): The shutter speed is set to 1/6th ofrepeatedly until OOFF � appears.
a second to provide 10 times the sensitivity.
2 NIGHT 60X (only when the Power Switch @FADER: Fades in/out to a black screen.
is set to O �): The shutter speed is set to 1 secondMOSAIC (Fader): Gradually turns/returns the
picture into/from a mosaic pattern.
to provide 60 times the sensitivity.
YTo cancel the effect, press NIGHTe -ALIVE SHUTTER (Wipe): A black screen moves in
repeatedly until OOFF � appears.from the top and bottom, closing over the image
YDuring Night-Alive, the following cannot belike a shutter, or a new image pushes open the
activated: OPicture Stabilizer�, OProgram AE Withblack screen vertically from the center.
Special Effects�, ODigital Effects� and OS.LX� inSLIDE (Wipe): A black screen moves in from
CAMERA MENU ( pg. 19).the left to gradually cover the image, or a new
YNight-Alive does not work when LIGHT OFF/image moves in from right to left.
AUTO/ON # is set to OAUTO � or OON � ( pg. 13,DOOR (Wipe): Wipes in as the two halves of
OVideo Light�).
YDuring Night-Alive, it may be difficult to bring thea black screen open to the left and right, revealing
camcorder into focus. To prevent this, use of athe scene, or wipes out and the black screen
tripod is recommended.reappears from left and right to cover the scene.
CORNER (Wipe): Wipes in on a black screen
from the upper right to the lower left corner,
revealing the scene, or wipes out from lower left to
upper right, leaving a black screen.
WINDOW (Wipe): Wipes in on a black screen
from the center of the screen towards the corners,
revealing the scene, or wipe out from the corners
to the center, leaving a black screen.
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