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Recording the images (Continued)
Fast moving subjects and actions, which
cannot be captured under the ordinary
shooting conditions, can be shot in smooth
moving slow-motion for about 3 seconds.
This is useful to shoot fast actions such as a
golf or tennis swing.
1
Slide the POWER switch to turn on the
camcorder.
2
Press
(HOME)
A
(or
B
) to display
the HOME MENU.
3
Touch
(CAMERA).
4
Touch [SMTH SLW REC].
5
Press START/STOP.
An about 3 second-movie is recorded as a
12 second-slow-motion-movie.
When [Recording···] disappears, recording
is finished.
Touch
to cancel the smooth slow
recording.
To select the start point
The default setting is [3sec AFTER].
1
Touch
(OPTION) on the [SMTH
SLW REC] screen.
2
Touch .
3
Touch [TIMING].
Select one of the following start points
for recording.
b
Notes
• Sounds cannot be recorded.
You can assign one menu item you use
often to the camera control ring.
Since the focus adjustment is assigned to
the camera control ring in the default
settings, the operation below is described as
adjusting the focus using the ring.
1
Press MANUAL to activate the manual
adjustment mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the setting
mode between automatic and manual.
2
Rotate the camera control ring to adjust the
focus.
Items you can assign to the camera
control ring
– [FOCUS] (p. 94)
– [EXPOSURE] (p. 95)
Recording the fast action in
slow-motion (SMTH SLW REC)
(HOME)
B
(HOME)
A
Controlling the image settings
manually with the camera
control ring
[3sec AFTER]
[3sec BEFORE]
Camera control ring
