Digital Effect

The digital effect enables you to give a creative look to your recording. Select the appropriate digital effect for the type of picture that you wish to record and the effect you wish to create.

There are 5 different digital effect options.

Settings

Contents

On-screen

1

2

display

 

Disables the function.

 

 

Off

None

 

 

1 Black & White

This mode changes the images to black and

 

 

 

white.

 

 

 

2 Sepia

This mode gives the images a reddish brown

 

3

4

pigment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Negative

This mode reverses the colors, creating a

 

 

 

negative image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Cosmetic

This mode helps adjust for facial

 

5

 

imperfections.

 

 

 

 

 

5 Cinema Tone

This mode mimicks the color used in

 

 

 

commercial movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This function will be set to “Off” in the EASY Q mode.

Focus

The HD camcorder usually focuses on a subject automatically (auto focus). When the HD camcorder is turned on, auto-focus will always be set. You can also manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions.

Settings

Contents

On-screen

display

 

In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it enables you to

Auto

None

concentrate on the creative side of your recording.

 

 

Manual

Manual focusing may be necessary under certain conditions that make automatic

 

focusing difficult or unreliable.

 

 

 

Touch Point

This function is to focus on the point you touch.

 

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SC-HMX20C specifications

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