User manual SHARP VL-Z300H

[. . . ] LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CAMCORDER MODEL VL-Z300H-S VL-Z100H-S OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the camcorder. If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product, please visit our web-site www. sharp. co. uk/ customersupport. Customers without Internet access may telephone 08705 274277 during office hours (or (01)676 0648 if telephoning from Ireland) . This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/ 23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinien 89/336/EWG und 73/23/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans les directives 89/336/CEE et 73/23/CEE modifiées par la directive 93/68/CEE. [. . . ] If they have not been set, the display will be left blank when playing back the recording. (The display will also be left blank for unrecorded or damaged portions of the tape. ) · In Playback mode, the current date and time are displayed when the tape is not being played back. · You can also press the DATE button on the remote control (not supplied) to display the date (or date and time). Useful Features 4 Press l or m to select the desired setting, then press the centre of the Operation button. DATE D I S P. DA T E 43 Useful Features Playback Picture Effect Playback These picture effects let you play back images with a more dramatic effect. 4 Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button to turn off the mode screen. To cancel picture effect playback Select "OFF" in step 3 above. Note: · Video images in picture effect playback mode cannot be transferred via DV cable to a personal computer. Types B/W: The picture is displayed in black-and-white. SEPIA: The picture is displayed in sepia colour similar to that of an old photograph. SOLARI: The contrast of the subject is enhanced, creating an unique artistic image. NEGA: The blacks and whites of the image are reversed and colours of the image are inverted. Useful Features 1 2 During playback, press the DISPLAY/ MODE SET button until the mode screen appears. Press l or m on the Operation button to select "PIC. EFFECT", then press the centre of the Operation button. P I C . E F F E C T OF F AU D I O DU B STRETCH PB 3 Press l or m to select the desired picture effect, then press the centre of the Operation button. P I C. E F F E C T B W 44 Rotate Playback This function allows you to play back images rotated 180°. 1 2 3 In Playback mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen. Press l or m on the Operation button to select V, then press the centre of the Operation button. Press l or m to select "ROTATE PB", then press the centre of the Operation button. · Rotate playback indicator appears. of the Operation button. P L AY BACK SE T Notes: · When executing rotate playback during playback, playback will stop. · Even if the camcorder is in rotate playback mode, the image output via a DV connection will display as normal playback. · When you want to display the menu screen during rotate playback, press the centre of the Operation button. · In rotate playback mode, you cannot perform picture effect playback. ROTA T E PB E X ECUT E + *A N L G AUD I O DGT L R E T U RN 12 OFF Useful Features AUDIO1 + 2 RO T A T E P B Rotate playback indicator * "ANLGyDGTL" does not appear with VL-Z100. 4 Press m to begin rotate playback. · The image is rotated 180° upside down. To cancel rotate playback Press the centre of the Operation button in step 4 above. 45 Useful Features Playback Stretch Playback Stretch playback allows you to playback a squeezed image with the wide screen feel of a movie shown in a theatre. Useful when you want to play back images recorded by a camera other than this camcorder in wide mode on a 4:3 TV. Squeezed image (4:3) Stretch playback (16:9) To cancel stretch playback Press the centre of the Operation button in step 3 above. Notes: · "Squeeze" is an image compression technology. A 16:9 image is compressed and recorded (squeeze recorded) as a 4:3 image. · In stretch playback mode, you cannot perform picture effect playback. · When outputting the stretch playback image from the DV terminal, the original image signal will be output. · When performing stretch playback, the normal recorded image (picture aspect ratio 4:3) will be stretched as shown below. [. . . ] 1-3 PHOTO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Picture effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Picture effect playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]