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Using the Menu
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AUTO (DCR-HC39E/HC42E/HC43E)
Flashes automatically to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon.
•
If the flash is not capable of preventing the red-
eye phenomenon, you can select only [ON] or
[AUTO].
FLASH LEVEL
HIGH( )
Makes the flash level higher.
NORMAL( )
LOW( )
Makes the flash level lower.
• The setting returns to [NORMAL] when
you disconnect the power source from your
camcorder for more than 5 minutes.
SUPER NSPLUS (Super NightShot
plus)
The picture will be recorded at a maximum
of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot
plus recording if you set [SUPER
NSPLUS] to [ON] while the NIGHTSHOT
PLUS switch (p. 22) is also set to ON.
and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”]
appear on the screen.
To return to the normal setting, set the
NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF.
• Do not use NightShot plus/[SUPER NSPLUS]
in bright places. This may cause a malfunction.
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects.
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 40)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness. The motion of the
picture may slow down at this time.
NS LIGHT (NightShot Light)
When using either the NightShot plus (p.
22) or [SUPER NSPLUS] (p. 41) function
to record, you can record clearer pictures
by setting [NS LIGHT], which emits
infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the
default setting).
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects.
• The maximum shooting distance using [NS
LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet). If you record
subjects in dark places, such as night scenes or
in moonlight, set [NS LIGHT] to [OFF]. You
can make the image color deeper this way.
COLOR SLOW S
(Color Slow Shutter)
When you set [COLOR SLOW S] to [ON],
you can record an image more faithful to
the original colors.
and [COLOR SLOW SHUTTER]
appear on the screen.
To cancel [COLOR SLOW S], touch
[OFF].
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness. The motion of the
picture may slow down at this time.
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 40)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
SELF-TIMER
The self-timer starts recording after about
10 seconds.
Touch [SELF-TIMER] [ON]
.
appears.
Press REC START/STOP to record
movies, or PHOTO to record still images.
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in
step
.
• You can also use the self-timer with the Remote
Commander (p. 30).
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