Sony Handycam HDR-HC9 Operating Manual page 43

* Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away
only.
** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short
distance away.
b Notes
• If you set [SCENE SELECT], the settings of
[SHUTTR SPEED] and [WHITE BAL.] are
canceled.
SPOT MTR·FCS (Spot Meter &
Spot Focus)
You can adjust the brightness and the focus
of a picture at the same time.
You can use the functions [
(p. 43) and [
SPOT FOCUS
same time.
1 Touch the point on the screen where you
want to adjust and fix the exposure and the
focus.
and 9 appear.
1
2 Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure
and focus, touch [AUTO]
b Notes
• If you set [SPOT MTR·FCS] , [EXPOSURE]
and [FOCUS] are automatically set to
[MANUAL].
SPOT METER (Flexible spot
meter)
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the
subject, so that it is recorded in suitable
brightness even when there is strong
contrast between the subject and the
background, such as subjects in the
spotlight on stage.
]
SPOT METER
] (p. 45) at the
2
t
[END].
1
1 Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
2 Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO] t [END].
b Notes
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. Adjust the brightness when the
subject is much brighter or darker than the
background.
2
1
1 Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
2 Adjust the exposure by touching
.
3 Touch .
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO] t
z Tips
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 26).
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
2
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