Sony 3-286-590-12(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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Customizing your camcorder
b Notes
Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the
color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white
fluorescent lamps.
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white objects while is flashing quickly.
flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not
be set.
When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps
flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.]
to [AUTO].
If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE
SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].
z Tips
If you have changed the battery pack while
[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), select
[AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby
white object for about 10 seconds for better
color balance adjustment.
When the white balance has been set with [ONE
PUSH], if you change the [SCENE
SELECTION] settings, or bring your camcorder
outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa,
you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to
readjust the white balance.
When you set [COLOR SLOW SHTR] to
[ON], appears, and you can record an
image brighter in color even in dark places.
To cancel, touch [OFF].
b Notes
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 84)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness, which may result
in a slowdown of the motion of the image.
The image will be recorded at a maximum
of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot
recording if you set [SUPER
NIGHTSHOT] to [ON] while the
NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 32) is also set to
ON.
appears on the screen.
To cancel, touch [OFF].
b Notes
Do not use [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright
places. This may cause a malfunction.
Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects (p. 32).
Remove any conversion lens (optional).
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 84)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness, which may result
in a slowdown of the motion of the image.
You can record a transition with the
following effects adding to the interval
between scenes.
1 Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to
fading in) or [REC] (to fading out) mode,
then touch .
2 Press START/STOP.
The fader indicator stops flashing and
disappears when the fade is complete.
To cancel the fader before starting the
operation, touch [OFF] in step 1.
If you press START/STOP, the setting is
canceled.
WHITE FADER
BLACK FADER
COLOR SLOW SHTR
(Color Slow Shutter)
SUPER NIGHTSHOT
FADER
STBY REC
Fading out Fading in