Sony DCR-PC106E Camcorder User Manual


 
Recording
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To return the setting to automatic
exposure
Follow steps 1 to 3, then touch [ AUTO] in
step 4. Or set [EXPOSURE] to [ AUTO]
(p. 29).
b Notes
You cannot use the Flexible spot meter together with
the NightShot plus function.
If you set [PROGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is
automatically set to [ AUTO].
z Tip
If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
Adjusting the white balance
manually
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment. The
indicators in parentheses appear when the
setting is selected.
[ AUTO]
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted automatically.
[OUTDOOR] ( )
Select when recording a sunset/sunrise,
general night views, neon signs, fireworks, or
when under daylight fluorescent lamps.
[INDOOR] (n)
Select when recording at a party or in studios
where lighting conditions change quickly.
And also, select when under video lamps
such as those in a studio, under sodium
lamps, mercury lamps or warm white
fluorescent lamps.
[ONE PUSH] ( )
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted depending on the light
source.
1 Slide the POWER switch to select the
CAMERA mode.
2 Touch to display [PAGE1].
3 Touch [WHT BAL].
4 Touch the desired effect.
When you touch [ONE PUSH]
1 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper filling the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
2 Touch .
flashes quickly.
When the white balance has been
adjusted and stored in the memory, the
indicator stops flashing.
5 Touch .
6 Touch .
b Notes
You cannot use the white balance together with the
NightShot plus function.
The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you
disconnect the power source from your camcorder
for more than 5 minutes.
Do not shake or strike the camcorder while
flashes quickly.
When flashes slowly, the white balance is not
set or was not able to be set.
If keeps flashing even when you touch
, set [WHT BAL] to [ AUTO].
z Tips
For better color balance adjustment when [WHT
BAL] is set to [ AUTO], aim your camcorder at a
nearby white object for about 10 seconds after
setting the POWER switch to CAMERA when:
– You remove the battery pack for replacement.
– You bring your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house while using fixed exposure, or bring
your camcorder in from outside.
Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure when:
– You changed the [PROGRAM AE] settings when
[WHT BAL] is set to [ONE PUSH].
– You brought your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house, or vice versa.
Set [WHT BAL] to [ AUTO] or [ONE PUSH]
under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.