Sony Handycam HDR-HC9E Operating Manual page 46

CAMERA SET menu (Continued)
b Notes
• When the shutter speed is set between 1/600 to
1/10000 second, still images cannot be recorded.
• For example, if you select 1/100 second, [100]
appears on the screen.
• At a slow shutter speed, automatic focus may be
lost. Adjust the focus manually, using a tripod,
etc.
• When recording under a discharge tube such as
a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury
lamp, horizontal bands may appear in the screen
depending on the shutter speed.
z Tips
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 26).
AUTOSLW SHTR (Auto slow
shutter)
When you set [AUTOSLW SHTR] to
[ON], the shutter speed is slowed down
automatically to 1/25 second in dark places.
AE SHIFT
You can adjust the exposure using
(dark)/ (bright).
value appear when [AE SHIFT] is anything
other than the default setting.
z Tips
• Touch if the subject is white or the
backlight is bright, or touch
is black or the light is dim.
• You can adjust the automatic exposure level to
brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to
[AUTO].
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 26).
CAMERA COLOR
You can adjust the color intensity with
/ .
COLOR] is anything other than the default
setting.
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and the setting
if the subject
appears when [CAMERA
Decreases color
intensity
WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)
You can adjust the white balance to the
desired setting using
and the setting value appear when [WB
SHIFT] is anything other than the default
setting.
z Tips
• When the white balance is set to a lower value,
pictures appear bluish, and when set to a higher
value, pictures appear reddish.
• You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 26).
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
a subject not located in the center of the
screen.
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1 Touch the subject on the screen.
9 appears.
2 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] t [END].
b Notes
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
Increases color
intensity
/ .
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