About White Balance Sensor
The White Balance Sensor
nature of the light source during recording.
• Do not cover the White Balance Sensor with your
hand during recording because White Balance will
not function normally.
Outside of the effective range of Automatic White
Balance Adjustment, the image will become reddish
or bluish. Even within the effective range of Automatic
White Balance Adjustment, the Automatic White
Balance Adjustment may not function properly if there
is more than one light source. In this case, adjust the
White Balance.
1)
The effective range of Automatic White Balance
Adjustment on this Camcorder
2)
Blue sky
3)
Cloudy sky (rain)
4)
TV screen
5)
Sunlight
6)
White fluorescent lamp
7)
Halogen light bulb
8)
Incandescent light bulb
9)
Sunrise or sunset
10)
Candlelight
• For other notes concerning this item, see page 66.
Recording Mode
determines the
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Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment
Useful for recording fast-moving subjects.
• Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch
to [MANUAL].
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• The [
] Indication and the One-Touch
Navigation icon appears.
2
Move the Joystick Control [▼]
Shutter Speed Indication appears.
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3
Move the Joystick Control [◄] or [►]
adjust the shutter speed.
Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment
1/60–1/8000 s in Tape Recording Mode
1/60–1/500 s in Card Recording Mode
The standard shutter speed is 1/60 s when the EIS
is OFF.
Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the
shutter speed to be faster.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch to
[AUTO].
• For other notes concerning this item, see page 66.
Manual Iris Adjustment ( F Number)
You can use this function when the screen is too
bright or too dark.
• Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch
to [MANUAL].
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• The [
] Indication and the One-Touch
Navigation icon appears.
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[One-Touch Navigation icon]
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until the
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[One-Touch Navigation icon]
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