Advanced Techniques; Setting Up Camera Functions; Selecting Shooting Mode To Match The Subject (Switching Program Ae Mode) - Hitachi DZMV230A Instruction Manual

Advanced Techniques

This section explains about various settings to further extend the usefulness of this DVD video camera/
recorder.

Setting Up Camera Functions

Selecting Shooting Mode to Match the Subject
(Switching Program AE Mode)
This DVD video camera/recorder automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the
subject brightness for optimum recording: You can also specify one of six modes depending on the sub-
ject conditions, recording environment or purpose of filming.
1
Press the MENU button in the recording pause
status.
The menu screen will appear.
2
Use the joystick to
choose "Program AE"
on the "Camera Func-
tions Setup" screen.
The options will appear
on the right of "Program
AE".
3
Use the joystick to
choose the desired op-
tion, and then press the
button: The se-
lected option will be set.
You can check the selected AE mode by the on-
screen information display. However, nothing
will appear in the Auto mode.
Selected AE mode
English
4
Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will disappear.
Note: The shooting mode set as above will be
stored in memory even if the DVD video camera/
recorder is turned off.
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Joystick
Auto : The camera/recorder automatically
judges the subject and surrounding
environment for optimum record-
ing.
Sports : Reduces blurring when recording
rapidly moving subjects such as in
golf or tennis.
Portrait : Makes a subject, such as a
person or a creature, stand out
from a blurred background.
Spotlight : Prevents overexposure of
subject portrait face, etc. when
strong light strikes the subject,
as in a wedding or on stage.
Sand & Snow : Prevents underexposure of
subject portrait face, etc.
in a place where reflection
of light is intense, such as
at the seaside in midsum-
mer or on a ski slope.
Low Light : Allows user to record in a dark
place even with decreased
lighting: However, an after-
image will appear with a
moving subject.
It is recommended that you
use the FINE or XTRA record
quality mode since noise is
likely to occur with Low Light
Setting.
MENU button