E/Camera Set - Sony DCR-DVD505 Operating Manual

CAMERA SET
Settingsto adjust your camcorder to the
recording conditions
(EXPOSURE/WHITE BALd
STEADYSHOT, etc.)
The delhult settings are marked with I,'.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 64 for details on selecting
setup items.
You can recurd pictures effectively in variuus
silualions wilh the PROGRAM AE functiun.
I=,.AUTO
Select to automatically record pictures
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE]
function.
SPOTLIGHT*( @ )
Select to prevent people's faces from
appearing excessively white when suhjects
are lit by strong light.
PORTRAIT(Soft portrait) (_)
Selecl to bring out the sul_jeclsuch as people
or flowers while crealing a sofl background.
0EACH&SKI*( _")
Select to prevent people's laces from
appearing (lark in strong light or reflected
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or
on a ski slope.
SUNSET&MOON**( _ )
LANDSCAPE**( [] )
Select to shoot distant suhjects clearly. This
setting also prevents your cmncorder from
focusing on glass or metal mesh inwindows
that comes in between the camcorder and
the suhject.
• llems with one aslerisk (*) can be adjusted so as
not tolk_cus
o n
subjectsonlya shorl distanceaway.
Items wilh lwo asterisks 1"*)can be a_liusledto
locus on subjects lilrther away.
• The seizing returns to [AUTO]when you sel the
POWER swilch to OFF (CHG) lbr morc lhan 12
hours,
YOUcan atliust and fix the exposure to the
subject, so that it is recorded in suitahle
brightness even when there is strong contrast
between the sut)ject and the background.
such as subjects in the spotlight on stage.
(_) Touch the point where you want to fix and
a({iust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
@ Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure.
touch [AUTOI--q END].
• If you set [SPOTMETERI. [EXPOSUREI is
aulomatically set 1o[MANUAL].
• The seizing returns to [AUTO]whcn you set the
POWER swilch to OFF (CHG) lbr morc lhan 12
hours.
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Selecl to mainlain the atlnosphere of
siluations such as sunsels, general night
views or fireworks.