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Selecting automatic/manual adjustment modes

The camcorder’s automatic functions offer you worry-free operation under most shooting conditions. But in some circumstances, manual adjustment is better for creative recording.

You can adjust focus, aperture, shutter speed, gain, and white balance automatically or manually. Also, you can use the PROGRAM AE function in particular circumstances, and adjust the brightness of the picture with the AE shift function.

Here’s the overview of each manual adjustment. See the following pages for detailed information.

To focus manually

Set FOCUS to MANUAL. You can adjust the focus regardless of the position of the AUTO LOCK/ HOLD switch. When you want to focus automatically, set FOCUS to AUTO.

To manually adjust aperture, shutter speed, gain, and white balance

Set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to the centre position. You can adjust each item independently. When you want to adjust each item automatically, set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to AUTO LOCK.

To manually adjust the brightness

Use AE SHIFT in the menu system.

Note on the previous settings

Once you adjust the settings manually, they are stored in memory in the following cases as long as the lithium battery is in place.

•when you return to automatic adjustment mode. •when you set the POWER switch to OFF.

•in five minutes after you remove the power source as long as the lithium battery is installed in the camcorder.

 

 

 

PROGRAM AE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic

Aperture

Shutter

 

Manual

 

adjustment

priority

priority

Twilight mode

adjustment

 

 

mode

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic

Manual

Automatically

Automatic

Automatic or

 

 

 

adjusted

 

manual

Aperture

 

 

according to the

 

 

 

 

 

shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/50

Automatically

Manual

1/50

1/50 or manual

Shutter

 

adjusted

 

 

 

 

according to the

 

 

 

speed

 

 

 

 

 

aperture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain

Automatic

Automatic

Automatic

Automatic

Automatic or

 

 

 

 

manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White

Automatic

Changes each time you turn the control dial after pressing WHT BAL

 

Automatic (no indication) or ·(one push white balance) ˜ w(outdoor) ˜

balance

 

 

e(indoor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE shift*

Effective

Effective

Effective

Effective

Effective

Focus

Automatic or manual according to the position of the FOCUS switch

 

* You cannot change AE shift while adjusting the aperture manually.

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