Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual page 17

Recording a picture
Notes
•When you use the Remote Commander and the
lens hood, the Remote Commander may not
function properly because the lens hood blocks
the infrared rays from the Remote Commander.
In such case, remove the lens hood from your
camcorder.
•You cannot attach filters or other objects onto
the lens hood. If you do so forcibly, you will no
longer be able to remove filters or other objects
from the lens hood.
When you use the filter (optional)
•The shadow of the lens hood may appear in the
corners of the screen.
•The flash may not be adjusted correctly if the
photocell window is covered.
Using the zoom feature
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower
zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom function sparingly results in
better-looking recordings.
"T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
"W" side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther
away)
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Recording a picture
Shooting with the Mirror Mode
This feature allows the camera subject to view
him-or herself on the LCD screen.
The subject uses this feature to check his or her
own image on the LCD screen while you look at
the subject in the viewfinder.
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY.
Pull out the viewfinder and rotate the LCD
screen 180 degrees.
The indicator appears in the viewfinder and
on the LCD screen.
Xz appears in the standby mode, and z
appears in the recording mode. Some of other
indicators appear mirror-reversed and others are
not displayed.
Picture in the mirror mode
The picture on the LCD screen is a mirror-image.
However, the picture will be normal when
recorded.
During recording in the mirror mode
ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote
Commander does not work.
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DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E
Recording a picture
To use zoom greater than 10×
Zoom greater than 10× is performed digitally. To
activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom
power in D ZOOM in the menu settings (p. 132).
The digital zoom function is set to OFF as a
default setting.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming
zone.
The digital zooming zone appears when you select
the digital zoom power in the menu settings./
When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power
zoom lever to the "W" side until the focus is
sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least
about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch) away from
the lens surface in the telephoto position, or
about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-
angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
•Digital zoom starts to function when zoom
exceeds 10×.
•The picture quality deteriorates as you move
the power zoom lever towards the "T" side.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
You cannot use the digital zoom.
Recording a picture
Indicators displayed in the
recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tapes.
Remaining battery time/
Cassette memory/
This appears when using a tape with cassette memory./
Recording mode/
STBY/REC/STBY/
Time code/Tape counter/
40 min REC 0:00:01
45min
Remaining tape/
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back
for a while./
4 7 2001 12:05:56
Time/
The time is displayed about five seconds after the power is
turned on./
Date/
The date is displayed about five seconds after the power is
turned on./
Remaining battery time indicator during
recording
The remaining battery time indicator roughly
indicates the continuous recording time. The
indicator may not be correct, depending on the
conditions in which you are recording. When you
close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes
about one minute for the correct remaining
battery time in minutes to be displayed.
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