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Using the Night and Super Night

Modes

The night modes allow you to record in poorly illuminated and even dark surroundings
without sacrificing the color in your picture. The assist lamp will automatically light up as
necessary depending on the illumination level.

1. Set the camcorder to a recording mode (

or

).

2. Turn the mode dial to

and press (

).

3. Select (

) [

NIGHT] or [

SUPER NIGHT] and

press (

).

The symbol of the selected mode appears on the screen.

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Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage.

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Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes.

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White points may appear on the screen.

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Autofocus may not work as well as in other modes. In such case, adjust the
focus manually.

Assist lamp

Multi selector

Mode dial

Super Night Mode

Night Mode