Sony BRC-H700 Camcorder User Manual


 
Operation Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit
Adjusting the Camera
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Adjusting the Camera
Focusing on a Subject
To focus the camera on a subject
automatically
Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO
indicator lights.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
screen automatically.
To focus the camera on a subject
manually
Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO
indicator turns off.
Then turn the FOCUS control clockwise or
counterclockwise to have the camera focus on the
subject.
One-push auto focusing during manual
focus adjustment
Press the ONE PUSH AF button.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
screen automatically.
Shooting with Back Lighting
When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it,
the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the
BACK LIGHT button.
To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button
again.
Note
The BACK LIGHT function is not effective if MODE is
set to MANUAL in the EXPOSURE menu of the
camera.
Shooting with spotlight compensation
If a portion of the shooting object is illuminated, the
spotlight compensation function adjusts the exposure to
a darker level. Hold down the SHIFT button and press
the BACK LIGHT button.
To cancel the function, hold down the SHIFT button and
press the BACK LIGHT button again.
Note
The backlighting and spotlight compensation functions
cannot be used simultaneously.
Adjusting the White Balance
Before adjusting the white balance, shoot a white object
under the same lighting conditions as the subject you
want to shoot, and zoom it in on the screen. (You can use
a white wall, etc., instead of the object.)
To adjust the white balance automatically
1
Set WHITE BALANCE to ONE PUSH in the
COLOR menu of the camera.
For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 31.
2
Press the ONE PUSH AWB button.
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
To adjust the white balance manually
1
Set WHITE BALANCE to MANUAL in the
COLOR menu of the camera.
For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 31.
MODE
1
1
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LOCK
MODE
VALU E
RESET
MENU
PRESET
SHIFT
L/R
DIRECTION
PAN EL
LIGHT
BLACK
LIGHT
PAN -T ILT
RESET
ONE PUSH
AWB
POWER
AUTO
MANUAL
AUTO
ONE PUSH
AF
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2
10
STD REV
3
11
4
POSITION
CAMERA
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
R
–+
BRIGHT
B
–+
FOCUS
NEAR FAR
BACK LIGHT
ONE PUSH AWB
VALUE/R
BRIGHT/B
FOCUS
AUTO/MANUAL
ONE PUSH AF
SHIFT
AUTO
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
NEAR
FAR
Focusing on a far
subject
Focusing on a near
subject
ONE PUSH
AF
BACK
LIGHT
ONE PUSH
AWB