Digital Zoom - Sony Handycam HDR-HC9 Operating Manual

CAMERA SET menu (Continued)
100
The zebra pattern appears at a screen
brightness level of about 100 IRE or
higher.
b Notes
• Portions of the screen where brightness is about
100 IRE or higher may appear overexposed.
z Tips
• IRE represents the screen brightness.
HISTOGRAM
When you set [HISTOGRAM] to [ON], the
[HISTOGRAM] (a graph to display a
distribution of tones in your picture)
window appears on the screen.
This item is useful when you adjust
exposure. You can adjust the [EXPOSURE]
or [AE SHIFT] checking the
[HISTOGRAM] window. The
[HISTOGRAM] will not be recorded on a
tape or "Memory Stick Duo."
Darker
Brightness
z Tips
• The left area on the graph shows the darker
areas of the picture while the right area shows
the brighter areas.
SELF-TIMER
A still image is recorded after about 10
seconds.
Press PHOTO when [SELF-TIMER] is set
to [ON] and
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF].
48
80
Brighter
appears.
z Tips
• You can also operate by pressing PHOTO on
the Remote Commander (p. 106).

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in
case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 10 × (the default setting) while
recording on a tape. Note that the image
quality decreases when you are using the
digital zoom.
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone
appears when you select the zooming
level.
B OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
STEADYSHOT
You can compensate for camera shake (The
default setting is [ON]). Set
[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (
using a tripod (optional), then the image
becomes natural.
) when