Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 Operating Manual page 54

CAMERA SET menu (Continued)
SHARPNESS
You can adjust the sharpness of the image
outline with
the sharpness is anything other than the
default setting.
Soften
AUTO SHUTTER
Automatically activates the electronic
shutter to adjust the shutter speed when
recording in bright conditions if you set it to
[ON] (the default setting).
AE SHIFT
You can adjust the exposure using
(dark)/ (bright).
value appear when [AE SHIFT] is anything
other than the default setting.
• Touch if the subject is white or the
backlight is bright, or touch
is black or the light is dim.
• You can adjust the automatic exposure level to
brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to
[AUTO].
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 72).
CAMERA COLOR
You can adjust the color intensity with
/ .
COLOR] is anything other than the default
setting.
Decreases color
intensity
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/ . appears when
Sharpen
and the setting
if the subject
appears when [CAMERA
Increases color
intensity
WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)
You can adjust the white balance to the
desired setting using
and the setting value appear when [WB
SHIFT] is anything other than the default
setting.
• When the white balance is set to a lower value,
pictures appear bluish, and when set to a higher
value, pictures appear reddish.
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 72).
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located in the center
of the screen.
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1 Touch the subject on the screen.
9 appears.
2 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t [END] in step 1.
• 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.
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
1 Touch [MANUAL].
9 appears.
2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
/ .
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