Sony DCR-IP5E/IP7E Operating Instructions Manual page 77

Using the PROGRAM AE function
Notes
•Because your camcorder is set to focus only on
subjects in the middle to far distance in these
modes, you cannot take close-ups in the
following modes:
– Spotlight
– Beach & ski
•Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects in the following modes:
– Sunset & moon
– Landscape
•The following functions do not work in
PROGRAM AE mode:
– Slow shutter
– Old movie
– Bounce
•The digital effect function does not work in low
lux mode:
•While shooting in MEMORY mode, the low lux
mode does not work. (The indicator flashes.)
(DCR-IP7E only)
•The SteadyShot function does not work in low
lux mode.
When WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu
settings
The white balance is adjusted even if the
PROGRAM AE function is selected.
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 soft
portrait mode. If this happens, turn the
PROGRAM AE function off.
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