User manual SHARP VL-PD6S

[. . . ] Dit apparaat voldoet aan de eisen van de richtlijnen 89/336/EEG en 73/23/EEG, gewijzigd door 93/68/EEG. Dette udstyr overholder kravene i direktiv nr. 89/336/EEC og 73/23/EEC med tillæg nr. Quest' apparecchio è conforme ai requisiti delle direttive 89/336/EEC e 73/23/EEC, come emendata dalla direttiva 93/68/EEC. [. . . ] If the camcorder is steadied, you can record yourself in the scene by watching yourself on the LCD monitor. The supplied infrared remote control is useful for such occasions. 2 Set the Power switch to CAMERA. · The subject is displayed in the viewfinder, and a mirror image of the subject is displayed on the LCD monitor. 3 Set the Media Selection switch to TAPE or CARD, and begin recording. Caution: · Do not invert the image by rotating the monitor during recording. Notes: · The screen image is automatically inverted when the vertical rotation of the monitor is between 135° and 180°. When the monitor is rotated back to within 135°, the image returns to normal. · If the indicator flashes when the monitor is in the inverted position, this indicates a warning. To check the type of warning, rotate the monitor back to within 135°. (See pages 7 and 8 for descriptions of the warning indicators. ) Useful Features 1 Open the LCD monitor completely (Q), and then rotate it 180° vertically (W). W Q 43 VL-PD6S/029-043 43 01. 4. 24, 0:21 PM Useful Features Playback Tape Playback Functions with the Infrared Remote Control These tape playback functions can be operated using the supplied infrared remote control. (See page 40 for use of the infrared remote control. ) SLOW button Note: · To protect the tape, the camcorder automatically returns to normal playback if it is left in Slow mode for more than 10 minutes. Frame Advance The frame advance function allows you to play back still images frame by frame. 1 PLAY button During tape playback, press the PAUSE/ STILL button ( ) to pause playback. PAUSE/STILL button Playback Direction buttons 2 Press the Playback Direction button. (or ) · Each time you press the button, the picture advances one frame forward (or backward). Reverse Playback Useful Features The reverse playback function allows you to play back video in reverse. During tape playback, press the Playback Direction button. To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button (D). Notes: · The sound is off during reverse, slow, and frame advance playback. · If you use the slow or frame advance function with the tape recorded in LP mode, the picture may advance several frames at a time. To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button (D). Slow The slow function allows you to play back images in slow motion. The adjustment range is from ­5 (least light) to +5 (most light). 6 0min MANUA L PUSH PUSH . E XPOSURE + - +5 -3 Background is too bright and subject too dark (backlit subject). · Select a larger aperture value to allow more light through the lens. SP -5 6 Press the SET-PUSH dial to display the exposure setting screen, and then press the dial. · The selected aperture value is displayed on the menu screen. Subject is too bright against background. PUSH 6 0min MANUA L · Select a smaller aperture value to allow less light through the lens. . E XPOSURE SE T AUTO SP +5 -3 -5 1 2 3 4 Press the AUTO ON/OFF button to select Manual mode. Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until the menu screen appears. Turn the SET-PUSH dial (Q) to select "EXPOSURE", and then press the dial (W) to display the manual exposure screen. MANUAL PUSH 7 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen. To cancel Manual Exposure mode After displaying the exposure setting screen in step 6 above, turn the SET-PUSH dial to select "AUTO", and then press the dial. Notes: · Manual Exposure mode will be cancelled if a picture effect is selected afterward. · Manual Exposure cannot be used with Night Recording. · When you want to cancel all manual settings and return to Auto mode, press the AUTO ON/OFF button. MENU Q W 1 2H / 2 4H 2 4H ----------- 1 ---------MANUAL F OCUS E XPOSURE SHUT . SP E ED ----------- 2 ---------- PUSH Set the camcorder to Tape Recording or Card Recording mode. MANUA L MENU MANUA L F OCUS E XPOSURE -3 SHUT . SP E ED ----------- 2 ---------COMPOS I T E QU I CK RE TURN OF F 48 Advanced Features VL-PD6S/048-059 48 01. 4. 24, 0:19 PM Advanced Features Recording Manual Focus Auto Focus may not be able to focus on the subject in the situations shown below. In such situations, set the camcorder to Manual Focus mode and focus manually. 1 2 3 Set the camcorder to Tape Recording or Card Recording mode. Press the AUTO ON/OFF button to select Manual mode. [. . . ] Select video input channel or TV channel properly (p. Connect audio/video/S-video cable properly (p. Rewind or fast forward tape to desired point (p. 101), or use a commercially-available video head cleaning tape (p. [. . . ]