Sony HDRSR5, HDRSR7, HDRSR8 MANUAL, CAM CTRL dial, 3Press MANUAL, •[RECORD SOUND], –[FOCUS] (p. 78), Recording/Playback, –[EXPOSURE] (p. 79), –[AE SHIFT] (p. 64), –[WB SHIFT] (p. 64)

•[RECORD SOUND]

Select [ON] ( ) to superimpose sounds such as conversation on the slow motion pictures (The default setting is [OFF]).

Your camcorder records sounds for about12 seconds while [Recording...] is displayed in step 3.

bNotes

•Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a 3 second-movie (approx.).

•Image quality of [SMTH SLW REC] is not as good as that of normal recording.

Controlling the image settings manually with the CAM CTRL dial (HDR-SR7/SR8)You can assign one menu item you use often to the CAM CTRL dial.

Since the focus adjustment is assigned to the CAM CTRL dial in the default settings, the operation below is described as adjusting the focus using the dial.

MANUALCAM CTRL dial1Press MANUAL to activate the manual adjustment mode.Pressing MANUAL switches the setting mode between automatic and manual.2Rotate the CAM CTRL dial to adjust the focus.Items you can assign to the CAM CTRL dial–[FOCUS] (p. 78)–[EXPOSURE] (p. 79)–[AE SHIFT] (p. 64)–[WB SHIFT] (p. 64)

To assign the menu items to the CAM CTRL dial1Press and hold MANUAL for a few seconds.The [DIAL SETTING] screen appears.

DIAL SETTING

2Rotate the CAM CTRL dial and select the item to be assigned.3Press MANUAL.

bNotes

•Manual settings will be retained even if you change the assigned item of the CAM CTRL dial. However, if you set [EXPOSURE] after setting [AE SHIFT] manually, [EXPOSURE] will override [AE SHIFT].

•If you select [RESET] in step 2, all the items adjusted manually are reset to the default settings.

zTips

•The functions of the items that can be assigned to the CAM CTRL dial are the same as those of menu operation.

•You can also assign menu items to the CAM

CTRL dial by touching (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS]/ [PHOTO SETTINGS] t [DIAL SETTING] (p. 67).

Recording/Playback

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