Sony Handycam HDR-HC3E Operating Manual page 51

sharpen the focus.
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
3 Touch .
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t in step 1.
• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the
power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want
to record a subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
• You can also adjust the focus manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 68).
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. 28) moves to the top of
the T (Telephoto) side automatically and
allows for 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. 50)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
appears when the
FLASH SET
You can set this function when you use the
built-in flash or an external flash (optional)
that is compatible with your camcorder.
FLASH LEVEL
x
HIGH( )
Makes the flash level higher.
B NORMAL( )
LOW( )
Makes the flash level lower.
x REDEYE REDUC
You can prevent redeye by activating the
flash before recording.
Set [REDEYE REDUC] to [ON], then press
(flash) (p. 29) repeatedly to select a
setting.
(Auto redeye reduction): Pre-flashes to
reduce redeye before the flash automatically
flashes when there is insufficient ambient
light.
r
(Forced redeye reduction): Always uses
the flash and the redeye reducing pre-flash.
r
(No flash): Records without flash.
• The redeye reduction may not produce the
desired effect due to individual differences and
other conditions.
SUPER NS (Super NightShot)
The picture will be recorded at a maximum
of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot
recording if you set [SUPER NS] to [ON]
while the NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 29) is
also set to ON.
and ["SUPER NIGHTSHOT"] appear
on the screen.
To return to the normal setting, set [SUPER
NS] to [OFF], or set the NIGHTSHOT
switch to OFF.
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