Sony HVR-Z7U (CAMERA SET) menu, See page, AGC LIMIT, WB PRESET, GAIN SETUP, HYPER GAIN, SMOOTH GAIN, BLK BALANCE, WB OUTDR LVL, Press the MENU button t select the

(CAMERA SET) menu

Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions (GAIN SETUP/BACK LIGHT/STEADYSHOT, etc.)

The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 63 for details on selecting menu items.Press the MENU button t select the(CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.GAIN SETUP

You can set gain values for H, M and L positions of the GAIN switch. The default settings of [H], [M] and [L] are 18dB, 9dB and 0dB, respectively.

1Select [H], [M] or [L] with the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial.2Set the gain value with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, and press the dial.

You can select the value between -6dB and 21dB by 3dB. The larger the value, the higher the gain.

3Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.4Press the MENU button to hide the menu screen.SMOOTH GAIN

You can set the transition speed at which the gain setting shifts from one value to another, set for the gain switch positions, when you switch the gain switch from a position to another. You can select the transition speed from [FAST], [MIDDLE] and [SLOW] or set to [OFF]. The default setting is [OFF].

HYPER GAIN When you set this function to [ON](), you can increase the gain to its limit. The default setting is [OFF].

bNotes

•During the hyper gain, you cannot use the following function.

–[BACK LIGHT]

–[SPOTLIGHT]

•During the hyper gain, the picture quality will be reduced due to noise.

•[HYPER GAIN] is automatically set to [OFF] if you turn the power off and back on.

zTips

•You are recommended to use this function with manual focus.

AGC LIMIT

You can select the upper limit for the Auto Gain Control (AGC) from [OFF] (21dB, the default setting), [18dB], [15dB], [12dB], [9dB], [6dB], [3dB] and [0dB].

bNotes

•If you adjust the gain manually, you cannot obtain the effect of [AGC LIMIT].

BLK BALANCE See page 33.WB PRESETYou can use the preset white balance. For more details, see page 32.WB OUTDR LVL

You can set an offset value to adjust the outdoor white balance when you set [WB PRESET] to [OUTDOOR]. You can select the offset value from [-7] (bluish) - [0] (normal) - [+7] (reddish). The default setting is [0] .

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