Program Ae - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD200 Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting techniques to match your circumstances
SPOTLIGHT*
This effect prevents people's faces, for
example, fi'om appearing excessively white
when shooting subjects lit by strong light.
I_ PORTRAIT (soft portrait)
This effect brings out the subject while creating
a soft background for subjects such as people
or flowers.
_'J_ SPORTS (sports lesson)*
This effect minimizes camera-shake on fast-
moving subjects such as in tennis or golf.
BEACH&SKI*
This effect prevents people's faces fi'om
appearing dark in strong light or reflected
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or on a
ski slope.
SUNSETMOON(sunset& moon)**
This effect allows you to maintain atmosphere
when you are recording sunsets, general night
views, fireworks displays and neon signs.
[] LANDSCAPE**
This effect is for when you are recording
distant subjects such as mountains, and
prevents your camcorder fi'om focusing on
glass or metal mesh in windows when you are
recording a subject behind glass or a screen.
1 Set the mode dial to _ (Movie) or
101 (Still).
2 Press SETUP.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
[SETUP]:END
3
4
5
6
Select [] (MANUAL SET) with A/W, then
press ENTER.
__ A0_O
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
O WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
_RETURN
[SETUPI:END
Select [PROGRAM AE] with A/W, then
3ress ENTER.
MANUALSET ]
[_]_ PROGRAM AE _
P EFFECT SPOTLIGHT /
D EFFECT PORTRAIT
/
• WHTBAL SPORTS
AUTO SHTR BEACH&SK] /
BI; _RETURN SUNSETMOON
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LANDSCAPE
[SETUPI:END
;elect the desired effect with A/W, then
press ENTER.
I [W]_ SPOTL,OHT
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
_#7oB2_TR
_RETURN
[SETUPI:END
Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears fi'om the
LCD display.
To cancel PROGRAM AE
Set [PROGRAMAE]to [AUTO[in step 5.
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* Your camcorder focuses only on subjects in
the middle to far distance.
** Your camcorder focuses only on distant
subject.
Notes
• The following functions do not work with
PROGRAM AE:
- Color Slow Shutter
- OLD MOVIE
• When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, PROGRAM
AE does not work. (The indicator flashes.)
• You cannot use SPORTS to record still
images. (The indicator flashes.)
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