Sony DCR-IP5E/IP7E Operating Instructions Manual page 127

Changing the menu settings
Icon/item Mode
STEADYSHOT z ON
z VIDEO
VIDEOINPUT
NTSC PB
z ON PAL TV
LCD COLOUR
VF B.L.
z BRT NORMAL
* STILL SET
PIC MODE
z SINGLE
QUALITY
z FINE
* DCR-IP7E only
Notes on the SteadyShot function
The SteadyShot function may not work properly in the following cases:
•When the camera shake is excessive.
•When shooting in dark conditions.
•When the contrast of the subject and its background is low.
•When the subject is in vertical stripes.
•When shooting a moving subject.
•When attaching a conversion lens (optional).
If you cancel the SteadyShot function
The SteadyShot off indicator
shake.
Notes on VF B.L.
When you select "BRIGHT", the battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording.
When you use a power source other than the battery pack
VF B.L. is automatically set to BRIGHT.
Meaning
To compensate for camera-shake.
OFF To cancel the SteadyShot function. Natural pictures
are produced when shooting a stationary object with
a tripod.
To use the video plug of the A/V connecting cable
when recording from a player.
S VIDEO To use the S video plug of the A/V connecting cable
when recording from a player.
To play back a tape recorded in the NTSC colour
system on a PAL system TV.
NTSC 4.43 To play back a tape recorder in the NTSC colour
system on a TV with the NTSC 4.43 mode.
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To adjust the colour on the LCD screen with b/B.
Low intensity
To set the brightness on the viewfinder screen to
normal.
BRIGHT To brighten the viewfinder screen.
To not record continuously.
MULTI SCRN
To record nine images continuously (p. 151).
To record still images in the fine image quality
mode.
STANDARD
To record still images in the standard image quality
mode.
appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-
high intensity
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POWER
switch
CAMERA
VCR
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
MEMORY
MEMORY
VCR
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