Controlling The Image Settings Manually With The Manual Dial; Items You Can Control With The Manual Dial; To Assign The Menu Item To The Manual Dial - Sony HDR-PJ790V "Handycam User Manual

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Controlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial

It is convenient to make manual adjustments using the MANUAL dial, by assigning a menu item ([Focus]
in the default setting) to the MANUAL dial.
A: MANUAL button
B: MANUAL dial
1. Press MANUAL to switch to manual operation mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the operation mode between manual and automatic.
2. Rotate the dial to make the adjustment.

Items you can control with the MANUAL dial

[Focus]
[Exposure]
[IRIS]
[Shutter Speed]
[AE Shift]
[White Balance Shift]

To assign the menu item to the MANUAL dial

Press and hold MANUAL down for a few seconds.
Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the item to be assigned.
Select [RESET] to reset the items adjusted manually to the default settings.
Press MANUAL.
The camera data that appears on the LCD screen will differ, depending on the recording settings
of the camcorder. The settings will be displayed with the following icons.
: Automatic
: Exposure is set manually.
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manually with the MANUAL dial