RCA ProV950HB manual Scene Menu Program AE, To Go Back to Auto Mode, Off

Useful Features for Camera Recording

Scene Menu (Program AE)	Operation Button
	MENU Button

You can set the camcorder to the shooting mode that will bring the best results for a specific type of shooting situation. Just select one of the four scene settings shown below. The camcorder will automatically set the exposure, white balance, and shutter speed to produce the optimum picture quality for the selected situation.

Scene		Situation	Camcorder Adjustment
	Sport	To record a fast-moving subject.	The shutter speed is set to 1/500 sec. for a clear,
			unblurred picture of fast-moving objects. The
			white balance is set for outdoor sunlight.
Ski or sand		When the background is too	The aperture is adjusted to maintain the
		bright.	appropriate brightness. The white balance is set
			for outdoor sunlight.
Twilight		When you want to faithfully record	The white balance is fixed to optimize the red of
		the red of the setting sun, and the	the sunset. Light sensitivity and contrast are
		surrounding twilight.	reduced to reproduce the surrounding twilight.
	Party	When the illumination is from a	Brightness is adjusted to reduce white flaring
		spotlight or candles.	(overexposure) from faces when the spotlight or
			candles are too bright.

1 Press the MENU button until appears on the monitor (Camera mode).

Press on the operation button ( ) to select “MANUAL”.

2 Select “CAMERA MODE” and then press B on the button to select “MANUAL”.

		ITEM
	CAMERA MODE	AUTO MANUAL
	SCENE MENU
S	SHUT. SPEED	S
E	WHITE BALANCE	E
T	IRIS	T

3 PressAon the button to select “SCENE MENU”.

4 Press C or B on the button to select the scene setting that best fits the recording situation.

Each time you press C or B on the button, the scene indicator changes as shown.

ITEM

CAMERA MODE

SCENE MENU

S OFF S

OFF

To Go Back to Auto Mode

Select “SCENE MENU” in step 3 above, and then press C on the operation button ( ) to select “OFF”.

To reset the camcorder to Full Auto mode, press on the button to select “CAMERA MODE”

and then press C on the button to select “AUTO” in step 2.

Notes:

S

E

T

Note:

	ITEM
CAMERA MODE
SCENE MENU
OFF		S
WHITE BALANCE		E
		T
IRIS
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	ITEM

•	When “	” is selected, recording under the light of
	fluorescent	lamps, mercury lamps, or sodium lamps
	may cause color shifts or fluctuations in picture
	brightness.	” is selected, the picture may not be
•	When “
	satisfactory if the lighting is very dim.
• We recommend that you use Auto mode (“SCENE
•	MENU: OFF”) to record outdoor parties.
	If other manual items are adjusted after setting the
	Scene Menu, the Scene Menu will automatically

•Pressing A on the button once again will select “SHUT. SPEED”, not “WHITE BALANCE”.

return to “OFF”.

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