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The operation of your camcorder differs
depending on when you press the REC
START/STOP button.
If you press the button during [INTERVAL
REC] recording, the recording temporarily
stops. If you press it again, the
[INTERVAL REC] recording restarts.
If you press the button during [INTERVAL
REC] interval, the [INTERVAL REC]
recording stops and regular recording starts.
If you press it again, regular recording
stops. If you press the button once again,
the [INTERVAL REC] recording restarts.
To cancel the [INTERVAL REC]
recording, select [ON/OFF] t [OFF] with
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
b Notes
• The recording time and interval time may differ
slightly from the settings.
• If you focus manually, you can get sharp images
even if the lighting changes.
You can record stop motion (or frame-by-
frame) animation movies. That type of
animation uses a technique of changing the
subject, such as a doll or a toy's positions
and recording it at each different position
while your camcorder sits still.
BOFF
Not use this function.
ON ( )
Records a movie by stop motion (or frame-
by-frame) technique.
1 Select [ON] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
2 Push the MENU/STATUS switch to
MENU to hide the menu screen.
3 Press the REC START/STOP button.
Your camcorder records a movie for
about 5 to 8 frames and returns to
standby.
4 Move the subject and repeat step 3.
b Notes
• When you use frame recording continuously,
the remaining tape time will not be indicated
correctly.
• The last scene will be longer than other scenes.
• You cannot record index signals during frame
recording.
• This function is automatically set to [OFF]
when you turn the power off and back on.
See page 51.
You can select a function to be assigned to
the SHOT TRANSITION/FOCUS
MARKING button.
B SHOT TRANSITION
Select to assign the shot transition function
to the button.
FOCUS MARKING
Select to assign the focus marking function
to the button.
When you set this function to [ON], you
can record with the wider color range. Your
camcorder can reproduce brilliant and vivid
colors for flowers and the beautiful blue-
green of tropical oceans that cannot be
matched by conventional technologies.
b Notes
• The colors may not be well reproduced when
you play back a movie recorded with this
function set to [ON] on a TV that does not
support x.v.Color.
• You cannot set [x.v.Color] in the following
cases:
– When recording in SD (standard) format
– When recording movies
• When you set [x.v.Color] to [ON], the picture
profile will be disabled.
DV FRAME REC
SHOT TRANSITION
S.TRANS/F.MARK
x.v.Color
Push the MENU/STATUS switch to MENU t select the (CAMERA SET) with the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
