Using The (Manual Set) Menu; Program Ae/P Effect; Etc - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV238E Operation Manual

Using the
(MANUAL SET) menu
– PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, etc.
You can select items listed below in the
MANUAL SET menu. To select these items,
see "Changing the menu settings" (p. 42).
PROGRAM AE
You can record pictures easily in a situation that requires various techniques by
selecting the following settings.
G AUTO
SPOTLIGHT*
(spotlight) (
PORTRAIT (soft
portrait) (
SPORTS* (sports
lesson) (
BEACH&SKI*
(beach & ski) (
SUNSETMOON
** (sunset &
moon) (
LANDSCAPE**
(landscape) (
* Your camcorder is adjusted to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance.
The default settings are marked with G. The
settings you can adjust vary depending on the
power mode of your camcorder. The screen
shows the items you can operate at the moment.
Unavailable items will be grayed out.
Select this when not using PROGRAM AE.
Select to prevent people's faces from appearing
) excessively white when subjects are lit by strong
light, such as in a theater or at a wedding.
Select to bring out the subject such as people or
)
flowers while creating a soft background.
Select to minimize shake when shooting fast-
) moving subjects such as in tennis or golf.
Select to prevent people's faces from appearing
) dark in strong light or reflected light, such as at a
beach in midsummer or on a ski slope.
Select to maintain the atmosphere of situations
such as sunsets, general night views, fireworks,
) and neon signs.
Select when shooting distant subjects such as
)
mountains. This setting also prevents your
camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh
in windows that comes in between the camcorder
and the subject.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
AUTO SHTR
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