Using The Program Ae Function - Sony Handycam Vision DCR-TRV9 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the PROGRAM AE function

You can select from six PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) modes to suit your shooting
situation. When you use PROGRAM AE, you can get a portrait effect (the subject is in focus
and the background is out of focus), capture high-speed action, record night views, etc.
Selecting the best mode
Select a proper PROGRAM AE mode referring to the following description.
: Spotlight mode
Recording a subject spotlighted on a stage or at a wedding ceremony, etc.
: Soft portrait mode
To record
• A still subject such as a person or flower
• A softened picture
• A person in clearer flesh tones
: Sports lesson mode
Capturing high-speed action in sports such as golf or tennis
: Beach & Ski mode
Recording a person in a place such as on the beach or in the ski slopes where there is a lot of
reflection
: Sunset & Moon mode
Recording sunset, night views, fireworks or neon signs
: Landscape mode
Recording a landscape through a window or wire net
Notes on focus setting
• In the Spotlight, Sports lesson and Beach & Ski modes, you cannot take close-ups because
the camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance.
• In the Sunset & Moon and Landscape modes, the camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects.
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