Recording In Dark Places (Nightshot); Adjusting The Exposure For Backlit Subjects; Recording In Mirror Mode - Sony HANDYCAM HDR-HC9 Operating Manual

@(No f lash): Records without flash.
Notes
• Remove tile lens hood when you use tile flash,
or ils shadow will appear in the piclure.
• Tile rccolnmcnded distance to tile subject whcn
using the buill-in flash is (1.31o 2.5 m (1 to 8
l;:et).
• Rcnlove any dust l_'om tile surl_cc of tile flash
lamp belore using it. Flash ellPct may be
impaired if heat discoloralion or dust obscures
the lamp.
• The _/CHG (charge) lamp flickers when
charging the flash, and remains lit when lhe
flash charge is ready. (In [STBYI of the
CAMERA-TAPE mode. il takes a while to flllly
charge the flash.)
• You cannot use lhe flash during tape rccording.
• If you use the flash in brighl places such as
when shooting a backlil suhject, lhe flash may
not be ellcctive.
"_° Tips
• You can chzmge tile hrightness of tile flash by
selling [FLASH LEVEL J, or you can prevela
the redeye by _tting [REDEYE REDUCI, in
[FLASH SET] (p. 46).
• Adjust tile locus manually ([FOCUS]. p. 45)
when il is hard 1o locus automalically.
• Do not use these lhnclions in brighl places. This
may
cause
a nlall/lllctioll.
"_° Tips
• To recoM an image hrighter, use Super
NiglaShol flmction lP. 47). To record an image
morc li,illlful m the original colors, use Color
Slow Shutter flmction (p. 47).
[]
To adjttst the exposure for backlit SU'diects,
press [] (back light) to display []. To
cancel the backlight function, press []
(back light) again.
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Infrared port
Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON ({_
and ["NIGHTSHOT"] appear).
0 Notes
• Tile NightShol and Super NightShot lunctions
use inl_ared lighl. Thercl_nc. do not co_er tile
inlrared port with your lingers or other objecls
and remove the conversion lens (optional) and
the lens hood.
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the
camcorder (0), then rotate it 180 degrees
to the lens side (@).
"_° Tips
• A mirror-image of the suhjecl appem's on the
LCD screen, hut lhe picture will be normal
when recorded.
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