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Starting shooting quickly (QUICK ON)
When you press QUICK ON, the
camcorder goes to sleep mode (power
saving mode) instead of turning off.
The QUICK ON lamp keeps flashing
during sleep mode. Press QUICK ON
again to start recording next time. Your
camcorder returns to recording standby in
approximately 1 second.
Tips
During sleep mode, the battery is consumed at
about half that of usual recording, enabling you
to save battery power.
The power turns off automatically if you do
not operate your camcorder for a certain
period during sleep mode. You can set the time
that you want the camcorder to remain on
before automatically turning off in sleep mode
([QUICK ON STBY], (p. 75)).
Recording high quality still images
during movie recording (Dual Rec)
You can record high quality still images
during movie recording by pressing
PHOTO.
Notes
Do not eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”
from the camcorder until the recording of still
images is complete, although recording of the
movie has finished.
You cannot use the flash during movie
recording.
may appear when the capacity of the
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not enough or
when you record still images continuously.
You cannot record still images while
is
displayed.
Tips
When the (Movie) lamp is lit, the size of
still images becomes [
7.6M] (16:9 wide) or
[5.7M] (4:3).
You can record still images during recording
standby in the same way as when the (Still)
lamp is lit. You can also record with the flash.
Recording in dark places (NightShot)
When you set the NIGHTSHOT switch to
ON, appears. You can record images in
dark places.
Notes
The NightShot and Super NightShot functions
use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the
infrared port with your fingers or other objects.
Remove the conversion lens (optional).
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 79)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
Do not use the NightShot and Super NightShot
functions in bright places. This may cause a
malfunction.
Infrared port
QUICK ON lamp