Sony Handycam DCR-HC85 Operation Manual page 32
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the flash may be automatically
activated
when
you press PHOTO.
Follow the steps below when you ahvays want
to use the flash, or when you do not want to use
the flash at all.
The available
settings vary according
to what
you selected in [REDEYE REDUC] of [FLASH
SET] in the _)
(CAMERA
SET) menu (p. 67).
§
[f Ish)
Press
_ (flash)
repeatedly
to select
a
setting.
The settings
are displayed
cyclically
in the
lbllowing
order.
When
the
red eye reduction
feature
is turned
off
No indicator
displayed:
Automatically
flashes
when
there
is not
enough
surrounding
light.
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{_ (Forced
flash):
Ahvays
uses
the flash
regardless
of the surrounding
brightness.
@
(No flash):
Always
records
without
using
the flash.
When the red eye reduction
feature
is turned
on
G, (Auto
red-eye
reduction):
Pre-flashes
to
reduce
red-eye
before
the flash
automatically
flashes
when
there
is not
enough
surrounding
light.
i
(Forced
red-eye
reduction):
Ahvays
uses
the flash
and
the red-eye
reducing
pre-
flash
regardless
of the surrounding
brightness.
@
(No flash):
Ahvays
records
without
using
the flash.
32 Recording
(J Note
• Remove
the dust from tile smi:ace of the flash lamp
before using it. You may not get a sufficient
alnotlnt
of flash if the dust discolol s or sticks to the lamp due
to the heat flora flashing.
• The red-eye reduction
may not produce
the desired
effect due to individual
differences
and other
conditions.
• The flash charge indicator
flickers while charging,
and remains lit when the barrel 3' charge is complete.
(In tile CAIMERA-TAPE
mode, it takes a while to
flllly charge the flash lamp since it charges its battery
with tile flash lalnp open.)
• The flash will not work &iring the following
opelations:
Super NightShot
plus fimction
Color Slow Shutter flmction
Digital
effect
Proglessive
recording
mode
Burst
During rope recording
[ 16:9 WIDE] mode
• Even ifmlto flashing
or _2> (Auto red-eye reduction)
is selected,
the flash will not work dtuing the
following
operations:
NigNShot
phls flmction
[SPOTLIGHT],
[SUNSET&MOON],
and
[LANDSCAPE]
of [PROGRAM
AE]
Manual
exposure
Flexible
spot meter
• If you use tile flash in bright places such as when
shooting
a backlit
subject, the flash may not be
effective.
• Attaching
the lens hood (supplied)
or a convelsion
lens (optional)
may cause its shadow
to appear
• You cannot use an external
flash (optional)
and tile
built-in
flash at the same time (for DCR-HC85)
"_" Tip
• Tile amount of light used by tile flash is adjusted
automatically.
To adjust it manually,
select [FLASH
LEVEL]
ti-om the _
(CAMERA
SET) menu
(p 67).
• When the focus is hard to adjust, refer to "Adjusting
the tbcus manually"
(p 41) for the proper
tbcal
distance
information.
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