Sony HANDYCAM DCR-HC26 Operating Manual page 38

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You can fix tile brightness of a picture
manually. When recording indoors on a
clear day, lk_rinstance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room.
(2) Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
@ A({iust the exposure by touching [_/
VTq.
To refttrn the setting to atttomatic exposure.
touch [ 7 AUTO].
• You can a({iust [EXPOSURE] and [FADER]
while using tile viewfinder by having the LCD
panel rotated 180 degrees and ch)sed with the
screen lacing out/P. 37).
• Tile setting returns to [7 AUTO] when you
111111 the power oil lor iilore Ihall 12 hours.
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You can adjust the color hahmce to the
brightness of the recording environment.
P" 7 AUTO
The xq_itc hahmcc is acljustcd
automatically.
OUTDOOR (_÷)
The _ l_it_.' h ahmce is a(ljustcd to be
appropriate for the R)llowing recording
conditions:
Outdoors
Night views,
neon signs
and fireworks
Sunrise or sunset
kinder daylight fluorcscenl ]anlps
INDOOR ( =_)
The _hite hahmcc is adjusted to hc
appropriate for the li)llowing recording
conditions:
lndoors
At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
Under video lanlps in a studio, or under
sodium lanlps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ORE PUSH (_m.a)
The s_llite balance will he 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 suhject.
@ Touch [k_].
lxmzl flashes quickly. When the _hite
balance has been acliusted and stored in
Ihe memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
*Do not shake your camcorder while t:xmz!
is flashing quickly.
• lxmziflashes slowly if white balance
could noI be set.
• If I:xn_ keeps flashing even after you
have touched [_ , set [WHT BAL]
to [7
AUTO].
• If you have changed the battery pack while [
AUTOI is _lectcd. taken your camcorder
outdoors or broughl il indoors after outside use
while using fixed exposure, select [7 AUTOI
and ainl your camcorder at a nearby white
object liar aboul 10 seconds l()r belier color
balancc adjustnlenL
• Redo the [ONE PUSHI procedure if you change
lhe ]PROGRAM AEI seltings, or bring your
cglnlcorder outdoors hOlll inside the house, or
vice versa.
• Set [WHT BALI to [7 AUTOI or [ONE
PUSH] under while or cool white fluorescent
lamps.
• The _tting returns to [7 AUTOI when you
[111"11the power oil lor nlore than 12 hours.
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