Sony Handycam HDR-HC1 Operating Manual page 45

• If you set [SPOT METER], the exposure is set
to the manual mode automatically.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
Set the AUTO LOCK switch to OFF
beforehand (p. 27).
 AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR ()
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly
– Under the video lamps of those at a studio,
or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like
color lamps
ONE PUSH ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.

Touch [ONE PUSH].

Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.

Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored
in the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
• Keep framing a white object while
is flashing quickly.
• flashes slowly if white balance
could not be set.
• If keeps flashing even after you
have touched
to [AUTO].
• When you have changed the battery pack
while [AUTO] is selected, select [AUTO] and
aim your camcorder at a nearby white object
for about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
• Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change
the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your
camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or
vice versa.
• To adjust the white balance under white or cool
white fluorescent lamps, set [WHITE BAL.] to
[AUTO], or follow the procedure when using
[ONE PUSH].
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than
12 hours.
SHARPNESS
You can adjust the sharpness of the image
outline with /
the sharpness is anything other than the
default setting.
Soften
SHUTTR SPEED
You can manually adjust and fix the shutter
speed for your convenience. Depending on
the shutter speed, you can make the subject
look still, or on the contrary, emphasize
the fluidity of movement. Set the AUTO
LOCK switch to OFF beforehand (p. 27).
 AUTO
Select to adjust the shutter speed
automatically.
MANUAL
Adjust the shutter speed using
/ .
You can select a shutter speed between
1/10000 second and 1/4 second.
Slower
125, 180, 250
, set [WHITE BAL.]
. appears when
Sharpen
Faster
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