Camera Setmenu - Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 Operating Manual

CAMERA SETmenu
Settingstoadjustyourcamcorder tothe
recording conditions (EXPOSURE/WHITE
BAL./STEADYSHOT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with _'.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 48 for details on selecting
menu items.
Yuu can recurd pictures effectively in
various situations with the [PROGRAM
AE] function.
_"AUTO
Select to mtomatically record pictures
ell_:ctively without the [PROGRAM AE]
fimction.
SPOTLIGHT*(@)
Seh:ct to prevent people's faces from
appearing excessively x_ hire _hen subjects
are lit by strong light.
SUNSET&NOON**(_)
Select Io maintain the atmosphere of
situations such as sunsets, general night
views or fireworks.
LANDSCAPE**([_)
Select to shoot distant subjects clearly.
This setting also prevents your camcorder
from lbcusing on glass or metal mesh in
windows that comes in between the
camcorder and the subject.
• Items with one aslerisk (*) are adjusted to locus
on subjects only a shorl dislance away. Items
with two aslerisks/**) are a_[iusted to iocus on
subjects larther away.
• The _lfing returns to [AUTO] when you _1 tile
POWER switch 1o OFF (CHG)/or more than 12
hour',.
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PORTRAIT(Soft portrait) (_)
Select to bring out the suhject such ,s
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
BEACH&SKI*(_)
Select to prevent people's faces from
appearing dark in strong light or reflected
lighL such as at a beach in midsummer or
on a ski slope.
You can atljust and fix the exposure to the
sulziect, so that it is recorded in suitable
brightness even when there is strong
contrast between the subject and the
background, such as subjects in the
spotlight on stage.
SPOT METER STBY ]
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(!) Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
(_) Touch IENDI.
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO] --+ [END].
• [tyou set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically sel to [MANUAL].