Shooting Backlit Subjects - Back Light; Shooting In The Dark - Nightshot/Super Nightshot; Self-Timer Recording - Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual

DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E
Recording a picture
Time code
The time code indicates the recording or
playback time, "0:00:00" (hours:minutes:
seconds) in CAMERA mode and "0:00:00:00"
(hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in VCR mode.
You cannot rewrite only the time code.
Remaining tape indicator
The indicator may not be displayed accurately
depending on the tape.
Recording data
The recording data (date/time or various settings
when recorded) are not displayed while
recording. However, they are recorded
automatically onto the tape. To display the
recording data, press DATA CODE on the
Remote Commander during playback.
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT
When you shoot a subject with the light source
behind the subject or a subject with a light
background, use the backlight function.
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY, press BACK LIGHT.
The . indicator appears on the screen. To cancel,
press BACK LIGHT again.
If you press EXPOSURE when shooting backlit
subjects
The backlight function will be cancelled.
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Recording a picture
Notes
•Do not use the NightShot function in bright
places (ex. the outdoors in the daytime). This
may cause your camcorder to malfunction.
•When you keep NIGHTSHOT set to ON in
normal recording, the picture may be recorded
in incorrect or unnatural colours.
•If focusing is difficult with the autofocus mode
when using the NightShot function, focus
manually.
•Do not cover the NightShot Light emitter when
using the NightShot function.
•Detach the lens hood when you shoot with the
NightShot Light since the lens hood may block
the NightShot Light.
While using the NightShot function, you
cannot use the following functions:
– Exposure
– PROGRAM AE
– White balance
– HOLOGRAM AF
While using the Super NightShot function
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted
depending on the brightness. At that time, the
moving picture may be slow down.
While using the Super NightShot function,
you cannot use the following functions:
– Fader
– Digital effect
– PROGRAM AE
– Exposure
– White balance
– Recording with the flash
– HOLOGRAM AF
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
You cannot use the Super NightShot function.
NightShot Light
NightShot Light rays are infrared and so are
invisible. The maximum shooting distance using
the NightShot Light is about 3 m (10 feet).
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Recording a picture
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot
The NightShot function enables you to shoot a
subject in a dark place. For example, you can
satisfactorily record the environment of
nocturnal animals for observation when you use
this function.
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY, slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.
and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the
screen. To cancel the NightShot function, slide
NIGHTSHOT to OFF.
SUPER NIGHTSHOT
NIGHTSHOT
OFF
ON
Using Super NightShot
The Super NightShot mode makes subjects more
than 16 times brighter than those recorded in the
NightShot mode.
(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA, slide
NIGHTSHOT to ON. and "NIGHTSHOT"
indicators flash on the screen.
(2) Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT. and "SUPER
NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the screen.
To cancel the Super NightShot mode, press
SUPER NIGHTSHOT again.
Using the NightShot Light
The picture will be clearer with the NightShot
Light on. To enable the NightShot Light, set N.S.
LIGHT to ON in the menu settings (p. 132).
(The default setting is ON.)
Recording a picture

Self-timer recording

Recording with the self-timer starts in 10 seconds
automatically. You can also use the Remote
Commander for this operation.
(1) Press (self-timer) in the standby mode. The
(self-timer) indicator appears on the
screen.
(2) Press START/STOP.
Self-timer starts counting down from 10 with
a beep sound. In the last two seconds of the
countdown, the beep sound gets faster, then
recording starts automatically.
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POWER
LOCK
To stop the countdown
Press START/STOP.
To restart the countdown, press START/STOP
again.
To record still images on tapes using
the self-timer
Press PHOTO in step 2 (p. 56).
To cancel self-timer recording
Press (self-timer) so that the indicator
disappears from the screen while your camcorder
is in the standby mode.
Note
The self-timer recording mode is automatically
cancelled when:
– Self-timer recording is finished.
– The POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG) or
VCR.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
You can also record still images on "Memory
Stick"s with the self-timer. (p. 165)
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NightShot Light emitter/
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
START/STOP
(self-timer)/
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