Adjusting the
exposure manually
You can manually adjust and set the exposure.
Normally exposure is automatically adjusted.
Adjust the exposure manually in the following
cases:
– When the subject is backlit
– When the subject is too bright against the
background
– When recording dark pictures (e.g. night
scenes) faithfully
(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY (except DCR-TRV16E/TRV116E),
press EXPOSURE. The exposure indicator
appears.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the
brightness.
To return to the automatic exposure
mode
Press EXPOSURE again.
When you adjust the exposure manually, the
following functions do not work:
– Colour Slow Shutter
– BACK LIGHT
Your camcorder automatically returns to the
automatic exposure mode:
– If you change the PROGRAM AE mode.
– If you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.
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