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Regular shooting
Ensure that the unit is working properly before you 
attempt to shoot anything.
Check the equipment you need for the shooting 
conditions.
gBattery (Page 21)
Use a fully charged battery. 
Keep a spare battery with you.
gCassette tape (Pages 10 and 15)
Check that the cassette tape can be used for 
recording.
• Set the erasure prevention tab to SAVE.
• Make sure the tape doesn’t have images you 
want to keep recorded on it.
• Make sure the cassette holder is completely 
closed....

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Shooting techniques for different targets
Press REC CHECK in the shooting standby mode 
and two seconds of the last thing you shot play, and 
then the camera returns to the shooting standby 
mode.
• REC CHECK does not work if you have shot for less 
than a second.
• Note that this REC CHECK portion will also be 
recorded to any equipment you have set up to make 
backup recordings.
While in the shooting standby mode, you can 
search through any images you have shot.
This is useful when you want to find...

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Use the START/STOP button on the handle to 
make it easier to shoot from low angles.
Images in the LCD when it is turned 180 degrees 
for self-portrait shooting may appear unusual.
You can make them appear better by reversing left 
and right. Go to the setup menus, DISPLAY SETUP 
screen, SELF SHOOT, and select MIRROR. 
Shooting in mirror mode has no effect on what you 
actually shoot and record. Items shown on the 
viewfinder and LCD screens are limited to the 
following.
*: Shooting
*h: Shooting...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
1In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP 
screen, ONE-SHOT REC, select ON. 
• For menu operation (Page 66)
OFF: ONE-SHOT is off.
ON: The camera records for the number of 
seconds you have set in REC TIME, then 
returns to shooting standby mode. 
• While in progressive mode 24P or 24P (ADV) 
you cannot change ONE-SHOT settings. 
2Set the recording time in REC TIME. (Page 75)
3Press the START/STOP button to start ONE-
SHOT recording. 
• After you have...

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Use the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reduce 
the effects of camera shake when shooting by 
hand.
Press the OIS button to turn the function on and off.
 appears on the screen when this function is 
on.
Turn the function off when using a tripod for more 
natural images.
• This function will not be as effective when the 
vibration is severe or when tracking a moving subject.
You can allocate one of eleven features to each of 
the three USER buttons.
Use these buttons to change shooting settings...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
If you have connected equipment to the DV terminal 
(Page 54). You can make automatic backup 
recordings of whatever you are shooting.
• In the setup menus, OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, 
DV CONTROL and DV CMD SEL, select how to 
control the equipment you have connected. (
Page 
77)
Press the AUTO button to switch between AUTO 
(  lights) and manual mode ( goes out).
You can change the following settings in the manual 
mode.
• Focus (Page 38)• Gain (Page...

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Shooting in progressive mode
You can change the progressive mode in the setup 
menu, SCENE FILE screen, PROGRESSIVE 
(Page 70).
30P mode:
Shoot 30 frames a second in the progressive 
mode.
For output and recording, the 30-frame-per-
second signal is converted to 60-field-per-
second interlace.
This mode gives you high quality images.
24P mode:
Shoot 24 frames a second in the progressive 
mode.
For output and recording, the 24-frame-per-
second signal is converted to 60-field-per-
second interlace...

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Focus
This camera allows you to choose between 
automatic and manual focusing.
1If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO 
button to switch to manual focusing ( goes 
out).
2Use the FOCUS switch to choose how to 
control focusing.
A (AUTO):
Auto focus mode
M (MANUAL):
Manual focus mode
Turn the focus ring by hand.
∞:
The camera first focuses on infinity, then it 
switches to manual focus.
The FOCUS switch automatically moves 
back to M (MANUAL) after you move it to ∞.
Temporarily switching to auto...

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Adjusting the shutter speed
Shutter speeds you can select 
1Each time you press the SHUTTER button, the 
shutter speed switches between normal (OFF) 
and the speed you selected with the SPEED 
SEL button.
2After you have pressed the SHUTTER button, 
press SPEED SEL to select the shutter speed.
The shutter speed changes as follows each 
time you press SPEED SEL.
When progressive mode is OFF (60i)
When progressive mode is on (30P/24P/24PA)
• Remember that the faster the shutter speed, 
the lower the...

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Shooting techniques for different targets (continued)
1In the setup menus, SW MODE screen, 
allocate one of the USER buttons to 
SLOWSHUT. (Page 72)
2Press the USER button you have allocated to 
SLOWSHUT to enter the slow shutter mode.
Each time you press SPEED SEL, the shutter 
speed changes as shown below.
• “PROCESSING…” appears on the display for 
a few moments after you enter the slow 
shutter mode while the camera makes the 
necessary settings.
• Press the USER button you have allocated to...
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