Adjusting the exposure manually

You can manually adjust and set the exposure. Normally the exposure is automatically adjusted. Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases:

–When the subject is backlit

–When shooting subjects and dark backgrounds

–When recording dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-TRV50 only), press EXPOSURE.

The exposure indicator appears.

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

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EXPOSURE

To return to the automatic exposure

Press EXPOSURE.

When you adjust the exposure manually, the following functions do not work:

–Color Slow Shutter

–Backlight

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure:

–If you change the PROGRAM AE.

–If you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.

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