Sony HD 3CCD Adjusting the White Balance, One-push auto focusing during manual focus adjustment

Operation Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit

Adjusting the Camera

	MODE									ONE PUSH AWB
			SHIFT
VALUE/R					BACK LIGHT
	VALUE	LOCK			PANEL		BLACK PAN-TILT ONE PUSH
					LIGHT		LIGHT	RESET	AWB		MENU
			RESET
–	+
	R		PRESET				POSITION
	BRIGHT	MODE
			SHIFT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
				9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
–	+		L/R	STD	REV
	B		DIRECTION				CAMERA
		AUTO
	FOCUS	AUTO	POWER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
		MANUAL
		ONE PUSH
NEAR FAR		AF
FOCUS									AUTO/MANUAL
BRIGHT/B			ONE PUSH AF

Focusing on a Subject

To focus the camera on a subject automatically

Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO indicator lights.

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the screen automatically.

AUTO

AUTO

MANUAL

To focus the camera on a subject manually

Press the AUTO/MANUAL button so that the AUTO indicator turns off.

Then turn the FOCUS control clockwise or counterclockwise to have the camera focus on the subject.

	FOCUS
Focusing on a near	Focusing on a far
subject	subject

NEAR FAR

One-push auto focusing during manual focus adjustment

Press the ONE PUSH AF button.

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the screen automatically.

ONE PUSH

AF

Shooting with Back Lighting

When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it, the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the BACK LIGHT button.

To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button again.

BACK

LIGHT

Note

The BACK LIGHT function is not effective if MODE is set to MANUAL in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera.

Shooting with spotlight compensation

If a portion of the shooting object is illuminated, the spotlight compensation function adjusts the exposure to a darker level. Hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button.

To cancel the function, hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button again.

Note

The backlighting and spotlight compensation functions cannot be used simultaneously.

Adjusting the White Balance

Before adjusting the white balance, shoot a white object under the same lighting conditions as the subject you want to shoot, and zoom it in on the screen. (You can use a white wall, etc., instead of the object.)

To adjust the white balance automatically

1 Set WHITE BALANCE to ONE PUSH in the COLOR menu of the camera.

For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 31.

2 Press the ONE PUSH AWB button.

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

ONE PUSH

AWB

To adjust the white balance manually

1 Set WHITE BALANCE to MANUAL in the COLOR menu of the camera.

For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 31.

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Adjusting the Camera