Recording items on the OPTION MENU (Continued)

2Touch [END].

To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [AUTO] t [END] in step 1.

•If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is automatically set to [MANUAL].

•The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.

PROGRAM AE

You can record images effectively in various situations with the [PROGRAM AE] function.

BAUTO

Select this to automatically record images effectively without the [PROGRAM AE] function.

SPOTLIGHT*()

Select this to prevent people’s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light.

PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ()

Select this to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background.

BEACH&SKI*()

Select this to prevent people’s faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light, such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope.

SUNSET&MOON**()

Select this to maintain the atmosphere of situations such as sunsets, general night views or fireworks.

LANDSCAPE**()

Select this to shoot distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject.

•Items with one asterisk (*) are adjusted to focus on subjects only a short distance away. Items with two asterisks (**) are adjusted to focus on subjects farther away.

•The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.

WHITE BAL. (White balance)

You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.

BAUTO

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

OUTDOOR ()

The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions:

–Outdoors

–Night views, neon signs and fireworks

–Sunrise or sunset

–Under daylight fluorescent lamps

INDOOR (n)

The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions:

–Indoors

–At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly

–Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps

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