Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000E Operating Manual page 44

CAMERA SET menu (Continued)
100
The zebra pattern appears at a screen
brightness level of about 100 IRE or
higher.
• Portions of the screen where brightness is about
100 IRE or above may appear overexposed.
• The zebra pattern is diagonal stripes that appear
in portions of the screen where brightness is at a
preset level.
HISTOGRAM
When you set [HISTOGRAM] to [ON],
the [HISTOGRAM] (a graph to display
a distribution of tones in your picture)
window appears on the screen.
This item is useful when you adjust
exposure. You can adjust the
[EXPOSURE] or [AE SHIFT] checking
the [HISTOGRAM] window. The
[HISTOGRAM] will not be recorded on a
tape or "Memory Stick Duo."
Darker
Brightness
• The left area on the graph shows the darker
areas of the picture while the right area shows
the brighter areas.
SELF-TIMER
The self-timer starts recording after about
10 seconds.

Touch

.
appears.

Press REC START/STOP to record
movies, or PHOTO to record still images.
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in
step  .
• You can also use the self-timer with the Remote
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Commander (p. 32).
Brighter
[SELF-TIMER] [ON]

DIGITAL ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level
in case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 10 × (the default setting) while
recording on a tape. Note that the image
quality decreases when you are using the
digital zoom.
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone
appears when you select the zooming
level.
 OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
120 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 120 × zoom is
performed digitally.
STEADYSHOT
You can compensate for camera shake
(the default setting is [ON]). Set
[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when
using a tripod (optional) or the conversion
lens (optional).

PROGRES.REC
You can reduce image blur when recording
moving pictures on tapes, intended for
import to your computer as still images, by
setting [PROGRES.REC] to [ON] (
This is especially useful for analyzing high-
speed action, such as sports scenes. Touch
[OFF] to cancel this mode.
).