Sony DCR-SR42 Camcorder User Manual


 
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ONE PUSH ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1 Touch [ONE PUSH].
2 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.
3 Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
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 object 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 change the [WHITE BAL.] settings, the
[SCENE SELECTION] settings return to
[AUTO] automatically.
z Tips
If you changed the battery pack, or moved your
camcorder to or from outdoors when [AUTO]
was selected, aim your camcorder at a nearby
white object with [AUTO] for about 10 seconds
for better color balance adjustment.
If you change the [SCENE SELECTION]
settings or move your camcorder outdoors
during white balance setting with [ONE PUSH],
you need to repeat the [ONE PUSH] operation.
When you set [COLOR SLOW SHTR] to
[ON], you can record an image brighter in
color even in dark places.
appears on the screen.
To cancel [COLOR SLOW SHTR], touch
[OFF].
b Notes
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 67)
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.
When the (Still) lamp is lit, this item is
available for DCR-SR200/SR300 only.
The image will be recorded at a maximum
of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot plus
recording if you set [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS]
to [ON] while the NIGHTSHOT PLUS
switch (p. 27) is also set to ON.
appears on the screen.
To return to the normal setting, set [S.
NIGHTSHOT PLS] to [OFF].
b Notes
Do not use [S. NIGHTSHOT PLS] in bright
places. This may cause a malfunction.
Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects.
Remove the conversion lens (optional).
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 67)
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. 27) is also set to
ON.
appears on the screen.
To return to the normal setting, set [SUPER
NIGHTSHOT] to [OFF].
COLOR SLOW SHTR
(Color Slow Shutter)
S. NIGHTSHOT PLS
(Super NightShot plus)
(DCR-SR42/SR62/SR82)
SUPER NIGHTSHOT
(DCR-SR200/SR300)