zTips

•Touch if the subject is white or the

backlight is bright, or touch if the subject is black or the light is dim.

•You can adjust the automatic exposure level to brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to [AUTO].

•You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. 43).

WB SHIFT (WhiteBalance Shift)

Select [ON] to adjust the white balance to

the desired setting using / .

and the setting value appear when [WB SHIFT] is anything other than the default setting.

zTips

•When the white balance is set to a lower value, images appear bluish, and when set to a higher value, images appear reddish.

•You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. 43).

NS LIGHT (NightShotLight)

When using either the NightShot (p. 41) or [SUPER NS] (p. 85) function to record, you can record clearer images by setting [NS LIGHT], which emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the default setting).

bNotes

•Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects (p. 41).

•Remove the conversion lens (optional).

•The maximum shooting distance using [NS LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).

WIDE SELECT

When recording with SD (standard definition) image quality, you can select the aspect ratio according to the TV connected. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV.

B16:9 WIDE

Records images to the full screen on a 16:9 (wide) TV screen.

4:3 ()

Records images to the full screen on a 4:3 TV screen.

bNotes

•Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p. 78).

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × (the default setting) during recording. Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom.

The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.

BOFF

Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.

20 ×

Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 20 × zoom is performed digitally.

80 ×

Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 80 × zoom is performed digitally.

STEADYSHOT

You can compensate for camera shake (the default setting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] () when using a tripod (optional), then the image becomes natural.

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