User manual ADCOM SPM-500II INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] This User Manual covers SPM-500II, HMX-Q10TP, HMX-Q10UP, HMX-Q10PP, HMX-Q11BP, HMX-Q11TP, HMX-Q11UP, HMX-Q11PP, HMX-Q100BP, HMX-Q100TP, HMX-Q100UP, HMX-Q100PP, HMX-Q130BP, HMX-Q130TP, HMX-Q130UP, HMX-Q130PP models. · Illustrations of model SPM-500II are used in this user manual. · The displays in this user manual may not be exactly the same as those you see on the LCD screen. · Designs and specifications of the camcorder and other accessories are subject to change without any notice. [. . . ] ): When you press the Recording start/stop button, the camcorder can take up to 8 photos in one second. · · Submenu items Auto ( ): In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it lets you concentrate on the creative side of your recording. Manual ( ): You may need to focus manually under conditions in which automatic focusing is difficult or unreliable. To adjust the focus, place and hold your finger on the ( ) for a nearer subject, and on the ( ) tab for a farther subject. The nearer or farther icon ( / ) appears when focus adjustment reaches the end. The camcorder applies the adjusted value right after you touch the ( ) or ( ) tab. · When an error occurs (Card Full, etc. ) during continuous shot, the recording stops and an error message appears. Shot is On, the photo resolution is fixed to 1920x1080. · When the camcorder exits from Manual mode, the Cont. Shot function is automatically set to Off. · · · The Auto Focus (AF) setting is useful when you operate the zoom function because you might not be able to keep accurate focus after the zoom ratio has been changed. In the manual focus setting menu screen, you can access auto focus by touching the AF( ) tab on the screen. You can return to manual focus by touching the manual focusing tabs. When the camcorder exits from Manual mode or switch to the photo recording mode, the Focus function is automatically set to Auto. 53 Special effects for recordings Fader You can give your recording a professional look by using special effects such as fade in at the beginning of a sequence or fade out at the end of a sequence. Select the video recording mode. Time Lapse Recording is useful for filming the following subjects: · Blooming flowers · A bird building a nest · Clouds rolling by in the sky Time for recording on the storage media (a video clip of Time Lapse REC) 00:00:20/ 00:01:03 100_0001 00:00:25/ 00:01:03 100_0001 00:00:30/ 00:01:03 100_0001 · · · 56 · · · · · · · · · Time lapse recording mode is released once recording has been finished. To start another Time Lapse Recording, repeat steps 1 to 3. When the camcorder sets the Fader function to On or exits from the Art Film mode, the Time Lapse REC function is automatically set to Off. 50 captured images compose a video of 1 second length. Since the minimum length of a video to be saved by your camcorder is one second, the interval defines how long the time lapse recording should be. For example, if you set the interval to "5 Sec", time lapse recording should be set to at least 9 minutes to record a minimum video length of 2 seconds (100 images). Time lapse REC function lets the camcorder record up to 72 hours until you stop recording or turn the camcorder's power off. Once time lapse recording finishes the camcorder switches to the standby mode. You cannot pause recording during Time lapse recording. Press the Recording start/stop button if you want to stop time lapse recording. Audio is not recorded during time lapse recording. [. . . ] Smaller number lens has generally brighter image. The f-number is directly proportional to the focal length and inversely proportional to the lens diameter. *F. No=focal length/diameter of lens aperture Aperture The aperture controls the amount of light that reaches the camcorder's sensor. MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 defines the latest video coding format standardized by the ISO-IEC and the ITU-T, in 2003. Compared with the conventional MPEG-2 format, MPEG-4 AVC/H. 264 has more than twice the efficiency. [. . . ]