RECORDING Advanced Features (cont.)
FADE/WIPE SELECTION ( , , , , , , and , ) , ,
Fade or Wipe works when recording is started or when you stop recording.
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 Programme AE with special effects ( pg. 24). If an unusable Fade/Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks.
MENU/BRIGHT Dial
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Set the Power Switch to �
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Press MENU/BRIGHT. The Recording Menu appears. Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to �FADER/WIPE�, then press it. Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to the desired function, then press it. �The FADER/WIPE Menu disappears and the effect is reserved. The indicator representing the selected effect appears. Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.
Power Switch
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PICTURE WIPE OR DISSOLVE SELECTION ( , , , , , and )
Recording Start/Stop Button
The Picture Wipe or Dissolve works when recording is started.
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Follow steps 1 through 4 above. 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 RecordStandby 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 RecordStandby mode after performing a Picture Wipe/ Dissolve . . . .... the point at which the scene ended is already stored in memory. 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.
