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Advanced Recording
PROGRAM AE (Automatic Exposure)
✤ The PROGRAM AE function works in the CAMERA mode only.
✤ The PROGRAM AE modes allow you to adjust shutter speeds and apertures to suit different recording
conditions. They give you creative control over the depth of the field.
✤ There are 6 automatic exposure modes.
1. AUTO mode
■ Auto balance between the subject and the background.
■ To be used in normal conditions.
■ The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.
2. SPORTS mode ( )
■ For recording people or objects moving quickly; you should able to play back the picture in slow
motion on an 8 mm VCR or stop on a given image with very little blur.
3. PORTRAIT mode ( )
■ For focusing on the background of the subject, the background being out of focus.
The PORTRAIT mode is most effective when used outdoors.
■ The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/1000 second, depending on the picture.
4. SPOTLIGHT mode ( )
■ To record correctly when there is only light on the subject and not the rest of the picture.
■ The shutter speed is 1/60 second.
5. SAND/SNOW mode ( )
■ For recording when the people or objects are darker than the background because of reflected
light from sand or snow.
■ The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.
6. HSS (High Speed Shutter) mode ( )
■ For recording fast-moving subjects such as players in golf or tennis games.
■ You may need to light the recording area.