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Programme AE
≥If any of the Programme AE Modes is selected, you cannot
adjust the shutter speed
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or iris
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.
≥You cannot use Programme AE Function with Gain-up
Mode [GAINUP].
Sports Mode
≥During normal playback, the image movement may not
look smooth.
≥Because the colour and brightness of the playback
image may change, avoid recording under fluorescent
light, mercury light, or sodium light.
≥If you record a subject illuminated with strong light or a
highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light may
appear.
≥If the light is insufficient, the [5] Indication flashes.
≥If this mode is used for indoor recording, playback
images may flicker.
Sports Mode/Portrait Mode
≥If you record a still picture in Progressive Photoshot
Mode, the brightness and hue of the recorded still
picture may become unstable.
Low Light Mode
≥Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be made
brighter to a satisfactory degree.
Spotlight Mode
≥With this mode, recorded images may turn out to be
extremely dark.
≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may turn out to be whitish.
Surf & Snow Mode
≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, its recorded
image may turn out to be whitish.
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White Balance
In the following cases, you cannot change White
Balance:
≥When you set [EFFECT1] of [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-
Menu on the [CAMERA FUNCTIONS] Main-Menu to
[GAINUP] or [EFFECT2] to [SEPIA] or to [B/W].
≥When you set the Zoom to 10k or higher
≥During Digital Still Picture Mode
≥When you display a Menu
In the following cases, the [
1
] Indication flashes:
≥The flashing indicates that the previously adjusted White
Balance setting is still kept. This setting will be kept until
White Balance is adjusted again.
≥You may not be able to achieve correct White Balance
adjustment manually under weak illumination.
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Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of
a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject.
≥During normal playback, movement in the images may not
look smooth.
≥Because the colour and brightness of the playback image
may become unstable, avoid recording under fluorescent
light, mercury light, or sodium light.
≥If you are using either Gain-up Mode
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or Programme
AE Mode
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, you cannot adjust the shutter speed. If
the shutter speed was adjusted manually, this setting will
be cancelled.
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Video Flash
≥Even when the Video Flash is closed, it automatically
determines if flash is needed by sensing the surrounding
luminosity. (If flash is needed, either [
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], [
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i] or [
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j]
Indication flashes in yellow.)
≥When P-IN-P is displayed (the [P-IN-P] Button is pressed)
or Title is created, Video Flash is also set off.
≥Continuous Photoshot is not possible if the Video Flash is
used.
≥When the [FLASH] on the [RECORDING SETUP]
Sub-Menu is set to [AUTO] and the Shutter Speed, Iris or
Gain is adjusted, the Indication (either [
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], [
ß
i] or [
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j])
may disappear and the Video Flash may not be set off.
≥The shutter speed and iris value are fixed when the Video
Flash is used.
≥Using the Video Flash outdoors or with backlight or other
bright conditions may result in white blotches (colour
blotches) on the pictures.
≥Under backlight conditions, either adjust the iris manually
or use the Backlight Compensation Function.
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Manual Iris Adjustment
≥Depending on zoom magnification, there are iris values
that will not be displayed.
≥If you are using Programme AE Mode
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, you cannot
adjust the iris. If the iris is adjusted manually, this setting
will be cancelled.
≥If you attempt to adjust the Shutter Speed after setting the
Iris, the value set for the Iris will be cancelled.
