Shooting
Face-to-face shootingIndex recording
When the LCD monitor is opened and rotatedWhen the INDEX button is pressed during
180 degrees toward the lens, and the personshooting or recording, the index signal is
operating the camera recorder records imagesrecorded on the tape.
of himself or herself, the impression of the shotWhen it is pressed while shooting or recording
images may appear to be different from usual.is temporarily stopped, the index signal is set to
If MIRROR is selected as the setting for thethe recording standby status. When the
SELFSHOOT item on the setting menushooting or recording is then resumed, the index
DISPLAY SETUP screen, a left-right reversedsignal is recorded on the tape at that time.
image appears on the LCD monitor, and theSearches (index searches) can be performed
person operating the camera recorder can shootduring playback once the index signals have
images of himself or herself that appear as if hebeen recorded.
or she is looking at himself or herself in the
mirror.
However, even when shooting images in theUsing the USER buttons
mirror mode, the recorded images will be theOne of nine functions can be allocated to the
same as ones which have been shot regularlyUSER1 button and one can be allocated to the
as the images are not recorded as a mirrorUSER2 button.
reflection.In accordance with the subject concerned, the
When shooting in the mirror mode, theshooting conditions can be instantly selected or
information which appears in the viewfinder andfade effects can be added to the images.
on the LCD monitor is limited to the followingFor details, refer to the USER1 and USER2
items:items (page 40) on the setting menu SW MODE
screen.
O: Shooting
O;: Shooting pause
: Remaining battery charge displayIntermittent recording
: Warning displayThere are two intermittent recording modes: the
When appears, return the LCD monitor tomode in which images are shot at fixed
its original position, and check the messageintervals, and the frame-by-frame shooting
mode.
of the warning display.1 Set the shooting mode for intermittent
recording using the INTERVAL REC item on
the setting menu RECORDING SETUP
screen. (See page 43)
2 Set the recording time using the REC TIME
item.
3 Set the standby time using the INTERVAL
TIME item.
4 When the START/STOP button is pressed,
recording starts in the shooting mode for
intermittent recording.
5 When the OPERATION lever is tilted in the
O$� direction, OI �� blinks, and intermittent
recording is set to the temporary stop status.
OWhile intermittent recording is in progress,
no other operations are accepted.
OWhile intermittent recording is in progress,
the remaining tape amount is not
displayed.
Even when the intermittent recording mode has
been set, it will be returned to OFF when the
power is turned off.
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