Sony Handycam DCR-HC17E Operating Manual page 34

FADER
You can add the following effects to
currently recording pictures.

Select the desired effect.

Press REC START/STOP.
The fader indicator stops flashing and
disappears when the fade is complete.
To cancel the operation, touch [
Fading out
WHITE FADER
BLACK FADER
MOSAIC FADER
MONOTONE FADER
When fading in, the picture gradually
changes from black-and-white to color.
When fading out, it gradually changes from
color to black-and-white.
• You can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [FADER]
while using the viewfinder by having the LCD
panel rotated 180 degrees and closed with the
screen facing out.
1 Make sure that the CAMERA lamp lights up.
2 Close the LCD panel with the screen facing
out.
appears.
3 Touch
.
4 Touch
.
The LCD screen is turned off.
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5 Touch the LCD screen while checking the
6 Touch the button you want to set.
To hide the buttons, touch
OFF].
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Fading in
See page 26.
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. When recording indoors on
a clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room.


To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [
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WHT BAL (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.

display in the viewfinder.
[EXPOSURE], etc. are displayed.
[EXPOSURE] : Adjust with
touch .
[FADER] : Touch it repeatedly to select a
desired effect.
: The LCD screen lights up.
60min STBY
AUTO
MANU–
1
AL
EXPOSURE
2
Touch [MANUAL].
The bar indicator appears.
Adjust the exposure by touching
/ .
AUTO].
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
/ , and
.
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OK