Sony DSC-H50 manual For you and your movies

Technology Glossary

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Technology that matters

for you and your movies

		DV In / Out (i.LINK™)
		Most Sony Digital Handycams come
		with DV out for transferring full quality
		footage to other devices using an
AE shift	CCD
		i.LINK™ cable. DV in lets you transfer
Choose one of 9 exposure	The chip that converts incoming light	edited movies back to your
levels to adjust and set the	into digital signals. As a rule, the more	Handycam.
brightness of your shot.	pixels it has, the better your picture.
		Easy Handycam Button
		Push this button to reduce the num-
		ber of choices in the LCD menu and
	Cinematic Effects	double the size of the writing. Ideal
		for beginners and people who find it
	Record in a cinema mode like 16:9	hard to read small letters.
	that automatically adjusts other pro
	settings, including gain, skin tone and	Fader
	many more. Progressive mode
	records 25 frames per second instead	Start and finish scenes with a choice
	of 50 half-frames – for movies with	of stylish fades. Fader automatically
	that big film feeling.	raises and lowers the volume as the
		picture fades in or out.
	Click to DVD
Battery Info Button	Click to DVD software lets you burn	Guide Frame
	footage easily to a DVD disc, with
Press just one button to find	just one click! (See pages 14-15 for	This handy grid on your LCD and
out exactly how much	compatible models).	viewfinder is ideal for adjusting
recording time is left – even		horizontal and vertical alignment.
when your Handycam is
charging or off.
	Data Code	Handycam Station (cradle)
	Enables your Handycam to store	The Handycam Station recharges
	useful information about your	your camcorder so you’re always
	footage, e.g., date and time of	ready for action. Whenever you
	recording and 16:9 mode. You can	slot in your Handycam, it’s already
	display the data as a reminder during	connected to your TV or PC*
	playback if need be.	(see pages 12-13).

Burst Recording	Digital Picture Effects /	High-quality 16:9 /
Lets your Handycam take still	Picture Effects	True Widescreen Mode
photos in quick succession.	Add special effects like Still, Flash	Recording in True Widescreen mode
	Motion, Slow Shutter, Luminance Key,	offers huge gains in playback
	Trail and Old Movie. Picture Effects	quality on widescreen televisions
	offers you Black & White, Sepia,	(see page 10).
	Mosaic and Negative Art.