Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 Operating Manual page 33

Tocontrol the imagesettings
manually withthe dial(CAMCTRL
dial/MANUAL b utton) ........... [] []
You can assign some ef tile camera settings
te tile CAM CTRL dial [] such as focus
a@tstment/defattlt setting[. See page 72
for details.
During playback, yeu can adjust tile velmne
using the CAM CTRL dial [] (p. 31).
• At the time of purcha_, the [FOCUSI (p. 54)
setting is assigned to the CAM CTRL dial _. If
you press tile MANUAL button _, you can
switch fi'onl the auto setting 1o file manual
setting and adjust tile locus manually.
l0 use the llash ...................... []
Press ,_ /flash) [] repeatedly to select an
appropriate setting.
No indication (Auto flash): Automatically
flashes when lhere is insul_icienl anlbienl
light.
6_ (Forced flash): Always uses the flash
regardless of the surrounding brightness.
_@ (No flash): Records without flash.
• Tile recommended distance to tile sut_iect when
using the built-in flash is 0.5 to 2.5 I1/( 1 5/8 to 8
leer).
• Rcnlove any dust fi+onltile surtacc of tile flash
lamp beR>re using it. Flash ellcct may be
inlpaired if heat discoh)ralion or dust obscures
tile lamp.
• The flash charge lamp flickem when charging
tile flash, and remains Ill when lhe battery
charge is complelc. (In [STBYI of the
CAMERA-TAPE mode, il takes a while to fiflly
charge the flash lanlp.)
• You cannot use lhe flash
during
tape recording,
• If you use the flash in bright places such as
when shooting a backlit subjecl, lhe flash may
not be ellcctive.
• When allaching a conversion lens (optional) or a
filter (oplional) to your camcorder, the flzJsh
lighl does not emil lighl.
• You cun change the brightness of the flash by
setting [FLASH LEVELI, or you can prevent
the redeye by setting [REDEYE REDUCI. in
[FLASH SETI lP- 55).
Set the NIGHTSHOT switch [] to ON.
([_ and ["NIGHTSHOT"] appear.)
• To record _lnimage brighter, use Super
NightShot fimction (p. 55).
To record an image nlore fifithhd to tile original
colors, use Color Slow Shuttcr fimction (p. 56).
• The NightShot _md Super NightShot fimction
use infi'ared liglu. Therefi)re. do not cover the
inlrared porl _ with your fingers or other
objects and renlove the conversion ]ellS
(optionM).
• Adjust the filcus nlanually ([FOCUSI. p. 54)
when il is hard to locus aulolnulically,
• Do not use these lunclions ill brigla places. This
may cause a nlalhlnction.
Toadjusttheexposure f or backlit
subjects ............................... []
Te re[just the exposure for backlit subjects.
press BACK LIGHT [] to display r_l. To
cancel the back light function, press BACK
LIGHT again.
• Tile setting you have made will return to the
delault selling if you set tile POWER switch to
OFF (CHG) lor nlorc lhan 12 hours.
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