Sony HDR-SR1 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Customizing your camcorder
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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 camera control ring (p. 43).
Select [ON] to adjust the white balance to
the desired setting using / .
and the setting value appear when [WB
SHIFT] is anything other than the default
setting.
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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 camera control ring (p. 43).
When using either the NightShot (p. 41) or
[SUPER NS] (p. 85) function to record, you
can record clearer images by setting [NS
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. 41).
Remove the conversion lens (optional).
The maximum shooting distance using [NS
LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).
When recording with SD (standard
definition) image quality, you can select the
aspect ratio according to the TV connected.
Refer also to the instruction manuals
supplied with your TV.
B 16:9 WIDE
Records images to the full screen on a 16:9
(wide) TV screen.
4:3 ( )
Records images to the full screen on a 4:3
TV screen.
b Notes
Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV
connected for playback (p. 78).
You can select the maximum zoom level in
case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 10 × (the default setting) during
recording. Note that the image quality
decreases when you use the digital zoom.
B OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
80 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 80 × zoom is
performed digitally.
You can compensate for camera shake (the
default setting is [ON]). Set
[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when
using a tripod (optional), then the image
becomes natural.
WB SHIFT (White
Balance Shift)
NS LIGHT (NightShot
Light)
WIDE SELECT
DIGITAL ZOOM
STEADYSHOT
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone
appears when you select the zooming
level.
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