Adjusting the exposure manually

You can manually adjust and set the exposure. Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases: •The subject is backlit

•Bright subject and dark background

•To record dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) Press EXPOSURE in the standby or recording mode. The exposure indicator appears.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness.

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EXPOSURE

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To return to the automatic exposure mode

Press EXPOSURE again.

Note

When you adjust the exposure manually, the following function and modes do not work:

–Backlight

–Slow shutter (CCD-TRV87 only)

–Old movie (CCD-TRV87 only)

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode:

–if you change the PROGRAM AE mode

–if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON

Operations Recording Advanced

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