Sony 4-114-858-12(1) Operating Manual page 30

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
To restore automatic adjustment
Press the IRIS/EXPOSURE button I, or
set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to
AUTO.
The values next to which
disappear, or
values.
b Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (gain,
shutter speed, white balance) also become
automatic.
z Tips
• When you press the GAIN button C while
is displayed on the screen next to the gain value,
disappears and you can adjust the gain
manually. When you press the GAIN button C
again, appears and you can adjust the gain
with the iris ring A. See step 2 in "Adjusting
the gain" for details on how to adjust the gain.
• When you press the SHUTTER SPEED button
E while
is displayed on the screen next to
the shutter speed value,
can adjust the shutter speed manually. When
you press the SHUTTER SPEED button E
again, appears and you can adjust the shutter
speed with the iris ring A. See steps 3 and 4
in "Adjusting the shutter speed" on page 30 for
details on how to adjust the shutter speed.
Adjusting the gain
You can adjust the gain manually when you
do not want to use the AGC (automatic gain
control).
1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to
MANUAL during recording or standby.
2 When the gain is automatically
adjusted, press the GAIN button C.
next to the gain value disappears, or
the gain value appears on the screen.
3 Set the gain switch H to H, M or L.
The gain value set for the selected gain
switch position appears on the screen.
You can set the gain value for each gain
switch position from [GAIN SETUP] of
the (CAMERA SET) menu
(p. 67).
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is displayed
appears next to those
disappears and you
To adjust the gain automatically
Press the GAIN button C, or set the
AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO.
The gain value disappears, or
next to the gain value.
b Notes
• When you set AUTO/MANUAL switch F to
AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
shutter speed, white balance) also become
automatic.
z Tips
• When you record a movie with the gain set to
[-6dB] and play it back with the data code, the
gain value is displayed as [---].
Adjusting the shutter speed
You can manually adjust and fix the shutter
speed. You can make a moving subject look
still or emphasize the movement of a
moving subject by adjusting the shutter
speed.
1 During recording or standby, set
AUTO/MANUAL switch F to
MANUAL.
2 Press the SHUTTER SPEED button E
until the shutter speed value is
highlighted.
3 Change the shutter speed displayed on
the screen by turning the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial G.
You can adjust the shutter speed in a
range of 1/3 second through 1/10000
second or the extended clear scan
( ).
The denominator of the set shutter speed
appears on the screen. For example,
[100] appears on the screen when you
set the shutter speed to 1/100 second.
The larger the value on the screen, the
faster the shutter speed.
4 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial G to
lock the shutter speed.
To readjust the shutter speed, do steps
2 to 4.
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