Sony HVR-Z5C Service Manual page 333

z Tips
• It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower
shutter speed. Manual focusing with your
camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.
• The picture may flicker or change colors under
fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury
lamps. You can reduce flickering by setting the
shutter speed to an appropriate frequency in the
extended clear scan (
p. 69
([ECS FREQ.], ).
• When recording a subject such as a monitor
screen, set the shutter speed in the extended
clear scan ( ) range in order to obtain
images with no horizontal bands of noise. You
can set the shutter speed for the extended clear
scan from [ECS FREQ.] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu (p. 69).
To adjust the shutter speed
automatically
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button E
twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
F to AUTO.
The shutter speed value disappears, or
appears next to the shutter speed value.
b Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
gain, white balance) also become automatic.
.
Adjusting the volume of light
(ND filter)
You can record the subject clearly by using
the ND filter B when the recording
environment is too bright.
The ND filters 1, 2 and 3 reduce the volume
of light to about 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64,
respectively.
If flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 1. If
flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 2. If
flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 3.
The ND filter indicator will stop flashing
and remain on the screen.
) range
If flashes, set the ND filter to OFF.
will disappear from the screen.
b Notes
• If you change the ND filters B during
recording, the movie and sound may be
distorted.
• When adjusting the iris manually, the
does not flash even if the light volume should be
adjusted with the ND filter.
z Tips
• While recording a bright subject, diffraction
may occur if you close the aperture further
down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a
common phenomenon with video cameras). The
ND filter B suppresses this phenomenon and
gives better recording results.
Adjusting to natural color (White
balance)
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of
recording environment.
You can store white balance values in
memory A ( A) and memory B (
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR],
[INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is
icon
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