Sony Handycam DCR-VX2100E Operating Instructions Manual page 82

Using the PROGRAM AE
function
If you are recording under a discharge tube
such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or
mercury lamp
Flickering or changes in colour may occur in
sports lesson mode. If this happens, turn the
PROGRAM AE function off.
Even if the PROGRAM AE function is
selected
You can adjust the exposure.
When you focus in telephoto
You cannot choose F1.6 and F2.
About the depth of field
The depth of field is the in-focus range,
measured from the distance behind a subject to
the distance in front. The depth of field can
vary with the iris (F value) and the focal
length. Lowering the F value (large iris)
reduces the depth of field. Raising the F value
(small iris) provides a larger depth of field.
Zooming in telephoto position offers a smaller
depth of field while the depth of field in the
wide-angle position is greater.
The depth of field Shallow
Iris
Zoom
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Deep
Near open Near close
(Low F value) (High F value)
Telephoto (T) Wide (W)