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Advanced recordings
Cont. Shot
The Continuous Shot function lets you capture up to eight photos in
rapid.
Select the photo recording mode.
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Press the Home ( ) button
touch “Manual”
touch the Cont. Shot (
) tab.
2
Touch the desired submenu item.
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Cont. Shot : Off
Submenu items
Off ( ): The camcorder records only one photo image.
On (
): When you press the Recording start/stop button, the
camcorder can take up to 8 photos in one second.
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When an error occurs (Card Full, etc.) during continuous shot, the
recording stops and an error message appears.
When the Cont. Shot is On, the photo resolution is fixed to
1920x1080.
When the camcorder exits from Manual mode, the Cont. Shot
function is automatically set to Off.
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Focus
The camcorder usually focuses on a subject automatically (auto
focus). When you turn the camcorder on, focus is always set to
automatic. You can also set the focus manually.
Select the video recording mode.
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Press the Home ( ) button
touch “Manual”
touch the Focus (
) tab.
2
Touch the desired submenu item.
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Focus : Auto
Submenu items
Auto ( ): In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it lets
you concentrate on the creative side of your recording.
Manual ( ): You may need to focus manually under conditions in which automatic
focusing is difficult or unreliable. To adjust the focus, place and hold your finger on the
( ) for a nearer subject, and on the ( ) tab for a farther subject. The nearer or
farther icon ( / ) appears when focus adjustment reaches the end. The camcorder
applies the adjusted value right after you touch the ( ) or ( ) tab.
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The Auto Focus (AF) setting is useful when you operate the zoom function because
you might not be able to keep accurate focus after the zoom ratio has been
changed.
In the manual focus setting menu screen, you can access auto focus by touching
the AF( ) tab on the screen. You can return to manual focus by touching the
manual focusing tabs.
When the camcorder exits from Manual mode or switch to the photo recording
mode, the Focus function is automatically set to Auto.
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