Sony HDRSR8 Camcorder User Manual


 
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HD LP
Increases the recording time (Long Play)
(AVC HD 5M (LP)).
b Notes
If you record in the LP mode, details in movies
with quick movements may appear rough when
you play the image back.
z Tips
See page 11 for the expected recording time of
each recording mode.
You can select a recording mode to record a
movie with SD (standard definition) image
quality from 3 levels.
SD HQ
Records in high quality mode
(SD 9M (HQ)).
BSD SP
Records in standard quality mode
(SD 6M (SP)).
SD LP
Increases the recording time (Long Play)
(SD 3M (LP)).
b Notes
If you record in the LP mode, the quality of
movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick
movements may appear with a block noise when
you play back the image.
z Tips
See page 11 for the expected recording time of
each recording mode.
Select [ON] to adjust the exposure using
(dark)/ (bright). and the
setting value appear on the screen (The
default setting is [OFF]).
z Tips
Touch if the subject is white or the
backlight is bright, or touch if the subject
is black or the light is dim.
You can adjust the automatic exposure level to
brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to
[AUTO].
You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 33).
Select [ON] to adjust the white balance to
the desired setting using / .
and the setting value appear on the
screen (The default setting is [OFF]).
z Tips
When the white balance is set to a lower value,
images appear bluish, and when set to a higher
value, images appear reddish.
You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 33).
When using either the NightShot (p. 31) or
[SUPER NIGHTSHOT] (p. 82) function to
record, you can record clearer images by
setting [NIGHTSHOT LIGHT], which
emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the
default setting).
b Notes
Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects (p. 31).
Remove the conversion lens (optional).
The maximum shooting distance using
[NIGHTSHOT LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).
REC MODE
AE SHIFT (HDR-SR7/
SR8)
WB SHIFT (White
Balance Shift) (HDR-
SR7/SR8)
NIGHTSHOT LIGHT