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flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing.

bNotes

•Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.

•When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing

white objects while is flashing quickly.

• flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set.

•When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps

flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO].

•If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELECT] returns to [AUTO].

zTips

•If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), select [AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.

•When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if you change the [SCENE SELECT] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance.

SHARPNESS

You can adjust the sharpness of the image

outline with / . appears when the sharpness is anything other than the default setting.

Soften Sharpen

SHUTTR SPEED (HDR-HC7)

You can manually adjust and fix the shutter speed for your convenience. Depending on the shutter speed, you can make the subject look still, or emphasize movement of the subject.

BAUTO

Select to adjust the shutter speed automatically.

MANUAL( )

Adjust the shutter speed using

 

 

 

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You can select a shutter speed between 1/4 and 1/10000 second when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-TAPE, and between 1/4 and 1/500 second when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-

MEMORY.

125, 180, 250

SlowerFaster

bNotes

•When the shutter speed is set between 1/725 to 1/10000 second, still images cannot be recorded.

•For example, if you select 1/100 second, [100] appears on the screen.

•At a slow shutter speed, automatic focus may be lost. Adjust the focus manually, using a tripod, etc.

•When recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp, horizontal bands may appear in the screen depending on the shutter speed.

zTips

•You can also adjust the setting manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).

AUTOSLW SHTR (Auto slow shutter)

When you set [AUTOSLW SHTR] to [ON], the shutter speed is slowed down automatically to 1/30 second in dark places.

AE SHIFT

You can adjust the exposure using

(dark)/ (bright). and the setting value appear when [AE SHIFT] is anything other than the default setting.

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