Using The Manual Adjustment Features - Sony Handycam HDR-PJ790V Operating Manual

Using the manual
adjustment features
It is convenient to make manual
adjustments using the MANUAL dial,
by assigning a menu item ([Focus] in the
default setting) to the MANUAL dial.
MANUAL button
MANUAL dial
1
Press MANUAL to switch to
manual operation mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the operation
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mode between manual and automatic.
2
Rotate the dial to make the
adjustment.
Items you can control with the
MANUAL dial
[Focus] (p. 51)
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[Exposure] (p. 51)
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[IRIS] (p. 51)
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[Shutter Speed] (p. 51)
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[AE Shift] (p. 51)
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[White Balance Shift] (p. 51)
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To assign the menu item to the
MANUAL dial
1 Press and hold MANUAL down for a few
seconds.
2 Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the
item to be assigned.
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[MANUAL]: EXEC
Select [RESET] to reset the items adjusted
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manually to the default settings.
3 Press MANUAL.
The camera data that appears on the
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LCD screen will differ, depending on
the recording settings of the camcorder.
The settings will be displayed with the
following icons.
: Automatic
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: Exposure is set manually.
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: IRIS priority
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: Shutter speed priority
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Notes
Manual settings will be retained even if you
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change the assigned item of the MANUAL dial.
However, if you set [Exposure] after setting
[AE Shift] manually, [Exposure] will override
[AE Shift].
If you set either one of [Exposure], [IRIS], or
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[Shutter Speed], the settings of other 2 items
are canceled.
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[Data Code] (p. 53)
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STBY
Dial Setting
Focus
Exposure
IRIS
Shutter Speed
AE Shift
White Balance Shift
RESET