Sharp VL Z 1 H User Manual

Page 49

Useful Features

Self recording with reversed
grip

Rotate the grip 90° and the LCD monitor
180° vertically so that you can record
yourself while holding the grip.

Open the LCD monitor to a 90° angle
to the camcorder body (1), and then
rotate it 180° vertically (2).

Set the Power switch to v.

Press the Start/Stop button to begin
recording.

Notes:
• Do not rotate the monitor section to the self

recording position during recording or
playback.

• During self recording, the mode or menu

screen cannot be displayed.

• All of the manual settings are set to AUTO

and some other settings will set to OFF in self
recording.

• You may experience image noise when using

self recording.

• To operate self recording with reversed grip

correctly, make sure to turn the grip and the
lens section so that the Start/Stop button and
the tripod socket face upward, and the lens
faces toward you. The I indicator will
appear.

• Be sure that the LCD monitor rotation is

exactly 180°, otherwise the image recorded
will be rotated 180° upside-down.

• The viewfinder does not work in self

recording with reversed grip.

Turn the camcorder downward as
shown below.

Rotate the lens section 90° vertically
as shown below.

90˚

180˚

90°