Sony DCR-HC42 Super Nsplus Super NightShot plus, NS Light NightShot Light, Self-Timer,  Normal

AUTO (DCR-HC42)

Flashes automatically to reduce the red- eye phenomenon.

•If the flash is not capable of preventing the red- eye phenomenon, you can select only [ON] or [AUTO].

FLASH LEVEL

HIGH( )

Makes the flash level higher.

NORMAL( )

LOW( )

Makes the flash level lower.

•The setting returns to [NORMAL] when you disconnect the power source from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes.

SUPER NSPLUS (Super NightShot plus)

The picture will be recorded at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot plus recording if you set [SUPER NSPLUS] to [ON] while the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (p. 24) is also set to ON.

and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear on the screen.

To return to the normal setting, set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF.

•Do not use NightShot plus/[SUPER NSPLUS] in bright places. This may cause a malfunction.

•Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects.

•Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 42) when it is hard to focus automatically.

•The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness. The motion of the picture may slow down at this time.

NS LIGHT (NightShot Light)

When using either the NightShot plus (p.

24)or [SUPER NSPLUS] (p. 43) function to record, you can record clearer pictures by setting [NS LIGHT], which emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the

default setting).

•Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects.

•The maximum shooting distance using [NS LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet). If you record subjects in dark places, such as night scenes or in moonlight, set [NS LIGHT] to [OFF]. You can make the image color deeper this way.

COLOR SLOW S (Color Slow Shutter)

When you set [COLOR SLOW S] to [ON], you can record an image more faithful to the original colors.

and [COLOR SLOW SHUTTER] appear on the screen.

To cancel [COLOR SLOW S], touch [OFF].

•The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness. The motion of the picture may slow down at this time.

•Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 42) when it is hard to focus automatically.

SELF-TIMER

The self-timer starts recording after about 10 seconds.

Touch  [SELF-TIMER]  [ON]

 .

appears.

Press REC START/STOP to record movies, or PHOTO to record still images. To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].

To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in step .

•You can also use the self-timer with the Remote Commander (p. 32).

Using the Menu

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