Using the PROGRAM AE function

(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY mode, press MENU to display the menu settings.*

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PROGRAM AE in , then press the dial (p. 211).

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode, then press the dial.

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MANUAL SET

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM AE

 

AUTO

 

 

 

P EFFECT

 

SPOTLIGHT

 

 

 

D EFFECT

 

PORTRAIT

 

 

FLASH MODE

 

SPORTS

 

 

AUTO SHTR

 

BEACH&SKI

 

 

RETURN

 

SUNSETMOON

 

 

 

 

LANDSCAPE

 

[MENU] : END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

To cancel the PROGRAM AE function

Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings.

Notes

In the SPOTLIGHT, SPORTS and BEACH & SKI modes, you cannot take close-ups. This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance.

In the SUNSETMOON and LANDSCAPE modes, your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects.

The following functions do not work in the PROGRAM AE function:

Color Slow Shutter

SLOW SHUTTER

OLD MOVIE

BOUNCE

PROGRAM AE function does not work in the following cases (The indicator flashes):

When using MEMORY MIX on a “Memory Stick.”

When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp

Flickering or changes in color may occur in the following modes. If this happens, turn the PROGRAM AE function off:

PORTRAIT

SPORTS

Even if the PROGRAM AE function is selected

You can adjust the exposure.

* Modes on the POWER switch vary depending on models (p. 16).

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