Functions Used For Recording/Playback, Etc; Recording; To Use Zoom; To Record In Dark Places (Nightshot Plus) - Sony Handycam DCR-HC17E Operating Manual

Functions used for recording/playback, etc.

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Recording

To use zoom ...................... ,
Move the power zoom lever  slightly for
a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
Wide range of view: (Wide angle)
Close view: (Telephoto)
• You can also use the zoom buttons on the LCD
panel . You cannot change the zoom speed
with these buttons.
• The minimum distance required between
your camcorder and the subject to get a sharp
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focus is about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
• You can set the [D ZOOM] in case you want to
zoom to a level greater than 20 times (p. 42).
To record in dark places (NightShot
plus) ....................................
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Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch 
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to ON. (
appear.)
The NightShot plus uses infrared light.
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Therefore, do not cover the infrared port 
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with your fingers or other objects.
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 33)
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when it is hard to focus automatically.
Do not use these functions in bright places. This
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may cause a malfunction.
To adjust the exposure for backlit
subjects ................................

To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects,

press BACK LIGHT  to display  . To
cancel the back light function, press BACK
LIGHT again.
To adjust the focus for an off center
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subject (SPOT FOCUS) ...............
See [SPOT FOCUS] on page 33.
To fix the exposure for the selected
subject (Flexible spot meter) .......
See [SPOT METER] on page 33.
To record in mirror mode ............
Open the LCD panel  90 degrees to the
camcorder (
towards the subject (
and ["NIGHTSHOT PLUS"]
), then rotate it 180 degrees

).
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