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 CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only) mode. The exposure indicator appears on the screen.

(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.

Note

When you adjust the exposure manually, the backlight function does not work in CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only) mode.

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic mode:

if you change the PROGRAM AE mode

if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON

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