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] ( ),

Using

you can prevent overexposure of light

 

during recording of a subject under strong

the

light, such as a stage. For example, you can

Menu

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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