Changing the menu settings
To return to FN
Press EXIT.
Menu items are displayed as the following
icons:
MANUAL SET
CAMERA SET
VCR SET (DCR-PC9E)
PLAYER SET (DCR-PC6E)
LCD/VF SET
MEMORY SET (DCR-PC9E only)
CM SET
TAPE SET
SETUP MENU
OTHERS
English
Selecting the mode setting of each item
z is the default setting.
Menu items differ depending on the position of the POWER switch.
The LCD screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment.
POWER
Icon/item
Mode
Meaning
switch
PROGRAM AE
——
To suit your specific shooting requirement (p. 68)
CAMERA
MEMORY
P EFFECT
——
To add special effects like those in films or on the TV
VCR/PLAYER
to images (p. 63)
CAMERA
WHT BAL
——
To adjust the white balance (p. 71)
CAMERA
MEMORY
AUTO SHTR
z ON
To automatically activate the electronic shutter when
CAMERA
shooting in bright conditions.
OFF
Not to automatically activate the electronic shutter
even when shooting in bright conditions.
D ZOOM
z OFF
To deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10× zoom is
CAMERA
carried out.
20×
To activate the digital zoom. More than 10× to 20×
zoom is performed digitally (p. 37).
120×
To activate the digital zoom. More than 10× to 120×
zoom is performed digitally (p. 37).
16:9WIDE
z OFF
—
CAMERA
ON
To record a 16:9 wide picture (p. 59)
STEADYSHOT
z ON
To compensate for camera-shake
CAMERA
OFF
To cancel the SteadyShot function. Natural pictures
are produced when shooting a stationary object with
a tripod.
N.S. LIGHT
z ON
To use the NightShot Light function (p. 41)
CAMERA
MEMORY
OFF
To cancel the NightShot Light function
Notes on the SteadyShot function
•The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera-shake.
•Attachment of a conversion lens (optional) may influence the SteadyShot function.
If you cancel the SteadyShot function
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The SteadyShot off indicator
appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for
camera-shake.
Changing the menu settings
POWER
Icon/item
Mode
Meaning
switch
* STILL SET
PIC MODE
z SINGLE
Not to record continuously.
MEMORY
MULTI SCRN
To record 9 images continuously (p. 160).
QUALITY
z FINE
To record still images in the fine image quality
VCR
mode.
MEMORY
STANDARD
To record still images in the standard image quality
mode.
MOVIE SET
z 320 × 240
To record moving pictures in 320 × 240 size.
IMAGESIZE
VCR
MEMORY
160 × 112
To record moving pictures in 160 × 112 size.
REMAIN
VCR
z AUTO
To display the remaining capacity of the “Memory
MEMORY
Stick” in the following cases:
• for 5 seconds after setting the POWER switch to
MEMORY or VCR
• for 5 seconds after inserting a “Memory Stick” into
your camcorder in MEMORY or VCR mode
• when the capacity of the “Memory Stick” is less
than 1 minute in MEMORY mode
• for 5 seconds after completing a moving picture
recording
ON
To always display the remaining capacity of the
“Memory Stick”.
* DCR-PC9E only
If you select QUALITY (DCR-PC9E only)
The number of images you can record matched to that image quality is displayed.
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