Operation Button Items - Sony Handycam DCR-HC27E. Operating Manual

Operation button items

Available operation buttons vary depending
on the position of the lamp and the display
(PAGE).
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
The available functions during Easy
Handycam operation are marked with "*".
See page 30 for details on selecting
button items.
When the CAMERA lamp lights
up
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SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located in the center
of the screen.
Touch here
Touch the point where you want to focus on
in the frame.
9 appears.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[ AUTO] or set [FOCUS] to
[ AUTO].
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
• The setting returns to [
turn the power off for more than 12 hours.
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
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SPOT FOCUS
AUTO OK
AUTO] when you
1 Touch [MANUAL].
9 appears.
2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
sharpen the focus.
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[ AUTO] in step 1.
• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the
power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want
to record a subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
• The setting returns to [
turn the power off for more than 12 hours.
SPOT METER (Flexible spot
meter)
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the
subject, so that it is recorded in suitable
brightness even when there is strong
contrast between the subject and the
background, such as subjects in the
spotlight on stage.
SPOT METER
Touch here
Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
appears when the
AUTO] when you
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AUTO OK