Sony DCR-TRV140E Operating Instructions Manual page 59

Using the PROGRAM AE function
Notes
•In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski
modes, you cannot take close-ups. This is
because your camcorder is set to focus only on
subjects in the middle to far distance.
•In the sunset & moon and landscape modes,
your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects.
•The following functions do not work in the
PROGRAM AE mode:
– Slow shutter
– Old movie
– Bounce
– Colour Slow Shutter
•While setting NIGHTSHOT to ON, the
PROGRAM AE function does not work. (The
indicator flashes.)
Even if the PROGRAM AE function is selected
You can adjust the exposure manually.
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 the
following modes. If this happens, turn the
PROGRAM AE function off:
– Soft portrait mode
– Sports lesson mode
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