Press the MENU button t select the (CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

AE RESPONSE

You can select the speed at which the automatic exposure adjustment function follows changes in the brightness of the subject. You can select the speed from [FAST], [MIDDLE] and [SLOW]. The default setting is [FAST].

AT IRIS LMT

You can select the highest iris value for the automatic adjustment from [F11], [F9.6], [F8], [F6.8], [F5.6], [F4.8] and [F4]. The default setting is [F11].

bNotes

*This function is not effective during the manual iris adjustment.

FLCKR REDUCE

BON

Reduces flickering. Flickering of the screen under a light source such as fluorescent lamps will be reduced.

OFF

Not reduce flickering.

bNotes

•Flickering may not be reduced for certain light sources.

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CNTRST ENHCR

When you set this function to [ON], your camcorder detects high contrast images, such as backlit scenes, and automatically improves the unexposed images. The default setting is [ON].

bNotes

•When you set [BACK LIGHT] to [ON], [CNTRST ENHCR] is temporarily disabled.

BACK LIGHT

When you set this function to [ON] (.), you can correct backlighting. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

•[BACK LIGHT] is set to [OFF] when you set [SPOTLIGHT] to [ON].

•[BACK LIGHT] is set to [OFF] when [EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted.

•[BACK LIGHT] is set to [OFF] if at least two of iris, gain, and shutter speed are adjusted manually.

SPOTLIGHT

When you set this function to [ON] (), you can prevent overexposure of light during recording of a subject under strong light, such as a stage. For example, you can prevent people's faces from over- highlighting. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

•[SPOTLIGHT] is set to [OFF] when you set [BACK LIGHT] to [ON].

•[SPOTLIGHT] is set to [OFF] when [EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted.

•[SPOTLIGHT] is set to [OFF] if at least two of iris, gain, and shutter speed are adjusted manually.

STEADYSHOT

xON/OFF

When you select [ON], you can reduce camera shakes. Select [OFF] ( ) when you use a tripod (optional) to make images look natural. The default setting is [ON].

xTYPE

You can select a type of camera-shake reduction for different recording situations.

HARD

Reduces camera shakes at a high level. This setting is not suitable for panorama tilt recordings.

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