Sharp VL-Z7U Operation Manual - Page 55

Self recording with reversed grip Available mode: Tape Camera Rotate the grip 90° and the LCD monitor 180° vertically so that you can record yourself while holding the grip. 3 Open the LCD monitor to a 90° angle to the camcorder body (1), and then rotate it 180° vertically (2). 90° 180° 1 Turn the camcorder downward as shown below. 2 Rotate the lens section 90° vertically as shown below. 90° 4 Set the Media Selection switch to V. 5 Set the Power switch to v. 6 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. • In self recording with reversed grip in Card Camera mode, the still images will be recorded rotated 180° upside down. The J indicator will appear in this case. • The viewfinder does not work in self recording with reversed grip. Useful Features 41