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Advanced Recording

PROGRAM AE (Automatic Exposure)

✤The PROGRAM AE function works in the CAMERA mode only.

✤The PROGRAM AE modes allow you to adjust shutter speeds and aperture to suit different recording conditions. They give you creative control over the depth of the field.

✤There are 6 automatic exposure modes.

✤The flicker appears when photographing from the interior fluorescent lamp lower part.

1.AUTO mode

■Auto balance between the subject and the background.

■To be used in normal conditions.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.

2.SPORTS mode ( )

■For recording people or objects moving quickly; you should able to play back the picture in slow motion on an 8 mm VCR or stop on a given image with very little blur.

3.PORTRAIT mode ( )

■For focusing on the background of the subject, the background being out of focus. The PORTRAIT mode is most effective when used outdoors.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/1000 second, depending on the picture.

4.SPOTLIGHT mode ( )

■To record correctly when there is only light on the subject and not the rest of the picture.

■The shutter speed is 1/60 second.

5.SAND/SNOW mode ( )

■For recording when the people or objects are darker than the background because of reflected light from sand or snow.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/60 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.

6.HSS (High Speed Shutter) mode ( )

■For recording fast-moving subjects such as the players in golf or tennis games.

■You may need to light the recording area.

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Sharp SCL901 manual Program AE Automatic Exposure