Sony Handycam DCR-PC101E Operating Instructions Manual page 81

Using the PROGRAM AE
Notes
•Because your camcorder is set to focus only on
subjects in the middle to far distance, you
cannot take close-ups in the following modes:
– SPOTLIGHT
– SPORTS
– BEACH&SKI
•Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects in the following modes:
– SUNSETMOON
– LANDSCAPE
•The following functions do not work in
PROGRAM AE:
– Colour Slow Shutter
– SLOW SHTR
– OLD MOVIE
– BOUNCE
•The PROGRAM AE does not work in the
following cases (The indicator flashes):
– To set the NIGHTSHOT to ON.
– To record images on a "Memory Stick" using
the MEMORY MIX.
•When you set the POWER switch to MEMORY,
SPORTS does not work. (The indicator flashes.)
While WHT BAL is set to AUTO in the menu
settings
The white balance is adjusted even if the
PROGRAM AE is selected.
You can adjust the following functions while
using the PROGRAM AE:
– Exposure
– Flexible Spot Meter
If you record under a discharge tube such as a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury
lamp
Flickering or changes in colour may occur in the
following modes. If this happens, turn the
PROGRAM AE off:
– PORTRAIT
– SPORTS
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