•Remove any dust from the surface of the flash lamp before using it. Flash effect may be impaired if heat discoloration or dust obscures the lamp.

•The flash charge lamp flickers when charging the flash, and remains lit when the battery charge is complete (In the CAMERA-TAPE mode, it takes a while to fully charge the flash lamp).

•If you use the flash in bright places such as when shooting a backlit subject, the flash may not be effective.

•Attaching a conversion lens (optional) may create a shadow.

•You can change the brightness of the flash by setting [FLASH LEVEL], or you can prevent the redeye by setting [REDEYE REDUC], in [FLASH SET] (p. 52).

To record in dark places (NightShot
plus) (DCR-HC36/HC46) ............

3

Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch 3 to ON. ( and [“NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear.)•To record an image brighter, use Super NightShot plus function (p. 52).

To record an image more faithful to the original colors, use Color Slow Shutter function (p. 53).

•The NightShot plus and Super NightShot plus

function use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the infrared port 1 with your fingers or other objects. Remove the conversion lens (optional) if it is attached.

•Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 51) when it is hard to focus automatically.

•Do not use these functions in bright places. This may cause a malfunction.
To record in dark places (NightShot)
(DCR-HC96) ..........................

8

Set the NIGHTSHOT switch 8 to ON. ( and [“NIGHTSHOT”] appear.)•To record an image brighter, use Super NightShot function (p. 52).

To record an image brighter in color in dim light, use Color Slow Shutter function (p. 53).

•The NightShot and Super NightShot function

use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the infrared port 1 with your fingers or other objects. Remove the conversion lens (optional) if it is attached.

•Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 51) when it is hard to focus automatically.

•Do not use these functions in bright places. This may cause a malfunction.

To adjust the exposure for backlit

 

subjects (BACK LIGHT)..............

6

To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects, press BACK LIGHT 6 to display .. To cancel the back light function, press BACK LIGHT again.

To adjust the focus for an off center

 

subject (SPOT FOCUS) ..............

4

See [SPOT FOCUS] on page 51.

 

To fix the exposure for the selected

 

subject (Flexible spot meter) ......

4

See [SPOT METER] on page 49.

 

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