Sony DCR PC 8 E Operating Instructions Manual page 68

Using the PROGRAM AE function
•The following functions do not work in the low
lux mode:
– Digital effect
– Overlap
– Wipe
– Dot
•While setting the NIGHTSHOT to ON, the
PROGRAM AE function does not work. (The
indicator flashes.)
While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu
settings
The white balance is adjusted even if the
PROGRAM AE function is selected.
You can adjust the following functions while
using the PROGRAM AE function.
– Exposure
– Flexible Spot Meter
If you are recording under a discharge tube
such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or
mercury lamp
Flickering or changes in colour may occur in the
following modes. If this happens, turn the
PROGRAM AE function off.
– Soft portrait
– Sports lesson
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