Spot Meter - Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 Operating Manual

SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located at the center
of the screen.
1 Touch the subject on the screen.
9 appears.
2 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t [
] in step 1.
END
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
TELE MACRO
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such
as flowers or insects. You can blur out
backgrounds and the subject stands out
clearer.
When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
( ), the zoom (p. 39) moves to the top of
the T (telephoto) side automatically and
allows recording subjects at a close
distance, down to about 37 cm (14 5/8 in.).
To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide-
angle (W side).
• When recording a distant subject, focusing may
be difficult and can take some time.
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 82)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of an image
manually. When recording indoors on a
clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room.
1 Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
2 Adjust the exposure by touching
.
3 Touch .
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO] t
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the camera control ring (p. 43).
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.
1 Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
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in step 1.
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