Technicolor - Thomson HP 270 - Manual (Page 50)

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Fade/Wipe Effects
These effects let you make pro-style scene
transitions. Use them to spice up the transition
from one scene to the next. You can also vary
transitions from scene to scene.
IMPORTANT:
Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with
certain modes of Program AE with special
effects (
੬ pg. 47, 48). If an unusable Fade/
Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or
goes out.
Recording Start/
Stop Button
MENU Button
Power Switch
FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , ,
, , , , and )
Fade or Wipe works when video recording is started or
when you stop recording.
1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”, then
set the Power Switch to “
” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the
LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Press + or – to select “ WIPE/FADER”, then press
SET/SELECT.
4 Press + or – to select the desired function, then press
SET/SELECT. Selection is complete. Press SET/
SELECT again.
•The WIPE/FADER Menu disappears and the effect
is reserved. The indicator representing the selected
effect appears.
5 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the
Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.
To Deactivate The Selected Effect . . .
... select “OFF” in step 4.
PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION
(
, , , , , and )
The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when video
recording is started.
1 Follow steps 1 through 4 above.
2 Engage the Record-Standby mode.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during recording . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button when one
scene is finished. The point at which the scene
ended is stored in memory.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record-
Standby mode . . .
.... press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start
recording and press it again when one scene is
finished. The point at which the scene ended is
stored in memory.
If you select Picture Wipe/Dissolve during Record-
Standby mode after performing a Picture Wipe/
Dissolve . . .
.... the point at which the scene ended is already
stored in memory.
3 If you start recording a new scene within 5 minutes of
the end of the previous recording (without having
turned the camcorder’s power off), the previous scene
wipes out, revealing the new scene.
NOTES:
● You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe
by pressing and holding the Recording Start/
Stop Button.
● If the power is turned off after a scene is
finished recording, the stored point is
erased, disabling the Picture Wipe/Dissolve
combination. When this happens, the
Picture Wipe/Dissolve indicator blinks. Also
note that power shuts off automatically if 5
minutes elapse in the Record-Standby mode.
● The sound at the end of the last recorded
scene is not stored.
Lock Button
VIDEO/MEMORY
Switch
SET/SELECT Button +, – Button