Adjusting The Exposure Manually; Recording In Dark Places - Nightshot Plus - Sony HANDYCAM video Hi8 CCD-TRV138 Operation Manual

Adjusting the exposure manually

You can fix the brightness of a picture at the
best exposure. When recording indoors on a
clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by manually fixing the exposure to
that of the wall side of the room.
EXPOSURE
1
Press EXPOSURE in CAMERA mode.
The exposure indicator appears on the
screen.
2
Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to
adjust the brightness.
While exposure is set to manual mode,
displayed in the left-hand corner of the
screen.
To return the setting to automatic
exposure
Press EXPOSURE.
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Recording
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial
is
Recording in dark
places
– NightShot plus
You can record subjects in dark places (such
as when capturing the face of your baby
sleeping) with this function.
Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON.
and ["NIGHTSHOT PLUS"] appear.
To cancel NightShot plus, set the NIGHTSHOT
PLUS switch to OFF.
b Notes
• Do not use the NightShot plus function in bright
places. This may cause a malfunction.
• You cannot use the NightShot plus function together
with:
– [PROGRAM AE]
– Manual exposure
• Adjust the focus manually when it is hard to focus
automatically.
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or
other objects. Remove the conversion lens (optional)
if it is attached.
• Depending on the shooting conditions or
circumstances, colors may not be reproduced
properly.