Shooting With Manual Adjustment - Sony DCR-TRV900 Operating Instructions Manual

Shooting with manual adjustment

Under normal conditions, this unit automatically makes various adjustments as it shoots.
However, you can adjust manually the following functions to your preference.
Functions you can adjust by setting the AUTO LOCK selector to the center (auto lock
release) position
Brightness (exposure), shutter speed, white balance, and program AE
Functions you can adjust by setting MENU
Zebra pattern, recording level, deactivating the Steady Shot, gain shift, and AE shift
Functions you can adjust by using other buttons/switches
ND filter, focus
The following describes how to adjust all the functions mentioned above except program AE
(see page 54) and focus (see page 57).
AUTO LOCK selector
Set the selector as shown below to maintain or release the settings of the functions.
AUTO LOCK [a]
Select this position to let the unit adjusts all the functions automatically.
HOLD [b]
Select this position after setting the functions manually to maintain the settings.
Manual position [c]
Select this position to adjust manually the functions listed above.
Adjusting exposure
Adjust the exposure manually under the following cases.
[a]
•The background is too bright (back lighting)
•Insufficient light: most of the picture is dark
[b]
•Bright subject and dark background
•To record the darkness faithfully
(1) Set AUTO LOCK selector to the center (auto lock release) position while the
camcorder is in Standby mode.
(2) Press EXPOSURE. The exposure indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder.
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(3) Turn the control dial to adjust the exposure.
[a]
[b]
[a]
AUTO
LOCK
[c]
HOLD
[b]