Using the PROGRAM AE function

You can select from six PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) modes to suit your shooting situation. When you use PROGRAM AE, you can get a portrait effect (the subject is in focus and the background is out of focus), capture high-speed action, record night views, etc.

Selecting the best mode

Select a proper PROGRAM AE mode referring to the following description.

: Spotlight mode

Recording a subject spotlighted on a stage or at a wedding ceremony, etc.

: Soft portrait mode

To record

•A still subject such as a person or flower

•A softened picture

•A person in clearer flesh tones

: Sports lesson mode

Capturing high-speed action in sports such as golf or tennis

: Beach & Ski mode

Recording a person in a place such as on the beach or in the ski slopes where there is a lot of reflection

: Sunset & Moon mode

Recording sunset, night views, fireworks or neon signs

: Landscape mode

Recording a landscape through a window or wire net

Notes on focus setting

•In the Spotlight, Sports lesson and Beach & Ski modes, you cannot take close-ups because the camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance.

•In the Sunset & Moon and Landscape modes, the camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects.

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