Hitachi VM-3100A User Manual

@ MANUAL FOCUSING
1. Set “FOCUS AUTO/MAN” Switch to “MAN”
position.
2. Zoom in on the object by pressing the Power Zoom
Switch on the “T” side.
NOTE: See page 19 for “USING THE POWER
ZOOM FEATURE”.
Power Zoom Switch
“FOCUS AUTO/MAN”
Switch
3. Focus on the object by pressing the Power Focus
Switch.
NOTE: If focusing is performed without zooming up
first, the picture may become out of focus when the
zoom-in is done during actual picture taking.
4. Then, zoom out from the object as desired.
Power Focus Switch
Far Object
Zoom In
Focused
Zoom Out
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USING THE SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL FEATURE
Use
this
feature
to
shoot
tennis
and
golf
shots
that
contain
rapid
movement.
You
can
replay
the
still
pictures
at
the
crucial moments without any fluctuations.
When the “SHUTTER” Switch is set to “NORMAL”, the shutter speed is 1/60 seconds. The speed can be changed
up to 1/2000 seconds when the Switch is set to “SHUTTER”.
“SPEED” Switch
“SHUTTER” Switch
1. In record/pause (stand-by) or record mode, set
“SHUTTER” Switch to “SHUTTER” and then
press ‘“SPEED” Switch as many times as may be re-
quired. The shutter speed will change 1/120 >
1/250 — 1/1000 to 1/2000 and then back to 1/120
seconds. The shutter speed is displayed in the
Viewfinder.
For example, the speed is 1/1000 seconds, *’1000’’
will be displayed.
NOTES:
e When “SHUTTER” Switch is set to
“NORMAL”, shutter speed is 1/60 seconds and
“60” will not be displayed in the Viewfinder.
e When the 6-digit date display is displayed, the
position in which the speed indication appears will
be changed as shown in the figure.
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2. Press Record Start/Stop or “STILL/REC/PAUSE”
Button to start recording.
NOTES:
e
Return
“SHUTTER”
Switch
to
“NORMAL”
after
recording is completed.
When
shooting
at
the
1/1000
or
1/2000
speed,
more
light
is
required
because
the
pictures
become
darker
than
the
normal
shooting
at
1/60
speed.
When
there
is
insufficient
light,
the
speed
indication
flashes
to
warn
you.
When
a
tape
that
was
recorded
using
the
high
speed
shutter
feature
is
played
back,
scenes
changes
will
not
be
seen
as
a
smooth
motion.
When
the
camera
is
pointed
at
an
object
that
is
moving
rapidly,
it
may
not
be
focused
in
the
auto
focus
mode.
In
this
case,
focus
manually.
When
recording
with
the
illumination
such
as
a
fluorescent
lamp,
a
mercury
vapor
lamp
or
a
sodium
lamp,
the
picture
may
become
bright
or
dark
(flicker-
ing).
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Hitachi VM-3100A Specifications

General

Brand	Hitachi
Model	VM-3100A
Category	Camcorder
Language	English