Sony BRC-300 Camcorder User Manual


 
Adjusting and Setting With Menus
EXPOSURE Menu
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EXPOSURE Menu
The EXPOSURE menu is used to set the items regarding
the exposure.
MODE (exposure mode)
FULL AUTO: The exposure is adjusted automatically
using the sensitivity, electronic shutter speed and
iris.
MANUAL: Adjust the gain (GAIN), electronic shutter
speed (SPEED) and iris (IRIS) manually.
SHUTTER Pri: Shutter Priority mode. The exposure
is adjusted automatically using the sensitivity and
iris. Adjust the electronic shutter speed (SPEED)
manually.
IRIS Pri: Iris Priority mode. The exposure is adjusted
automatically using the sensitivity and electronic
shutter speed. Adjust the iris (IRIS) manually.
BRIGHT: Adjust the brightness level (LEVEL)
manually.
When you select MODE, some of the following setting
items that are required for the selected mode appear.
GAIN: Select the gain from among the following:
-3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 dB
SPEED: Select the electronic shutter speed from
among the following:
For the BRC-300:
1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/90, 1/100, 1/125, 1/180,
1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/725, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000,
1/3000, 1/4000, 1/6000, 1/10000 sec.
For the BRC-300P:
1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100, 1/120, 1/150,
1/215, 1/300, 1/425, 1/600, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1750,
1/2500, 1/3500, 1/6000, 1/10000 sec.
IRIS: Select the iris from among the following:
CLOSE, F28, F22, F19, F16, F14, F11, F9.6, F8,
F6.8, F5.6, F4.8, F4, F3.4, F2.8, F2.4, F2.0, F1.6
LEVEL: Select the brightness level from among 0 to
23.
EX-COMP (exposure compensation)
When MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri or
IRIS Pri, set to ON to enable the exposure
compensation.
When you set EX-COMP to ON, LEVEL appears and
you can select the exposure compensation level from
among the following:
-10.5, -9, -7.5, -6, -4.5, -3, -1.5, 0, 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9,
10.5 dB
SPOT AE (automatic exposure by spot)
When SPOT AE is set to ON, the automatic exposure
adjustment is performed by detecting the luminance
level of the selected spot in a 256-divided screen. This
is suitable when you shoot a very small object.
When you set SPOT AE to ON, H-POS (horizontal
position) and V-POS (vertical position) appear and you
can select the spot position to detect the luminance level
from among the following values:
H-POS: LEFT END, LEFT7, LEFT6, LEFT5, LEFT4,
LEFT3, LEFT2, LEFT1, CENTER, RIGHT1,
RIGHT2, RIGHT3, RIGHT4, RIGHT5, RIGHT6,
RIGHT END
V-POS: DOWN END, DOWN6, DOWN5, DOWN4,
DOWN3, DOWN2, DOWN1, CENTER, UP1,
UP2, UP3, UP4, UP5, UP6, UP7, UP END
<EXPOSURE>
>MODE
EX-COMP
SPOT AE
FULL AUTO
OFF
OFF
LEFT
END
RIGHT
END
UP
END
CENTER
DOWN
END
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6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
CENTER
H-POS
V-POS
Default SPOT AE position