Sony DF70P - Manual (Page 30)

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Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera setting Menu
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Auto Gain Control
Adjusts the gain automatically according to the lighting
conditions of the subject.
Backlight compensation
Select On to activate the backlight compensation, or Off
to deactivate it.
Lens adjust
Select the iris convergence level for the auto-iris lens
from 0 to 255.
Shutter mode
Select the electronic shutter mode, Auto or Manual.
The setting items required for each setting appear.
Shutter speed
Select the electronic shutter speed from among the
following:
SNC-DF70N:
1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/100,
1/60 (seconds).
SNC-DF70P:
1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/120,
1/50 (seconds).
Tip
Flicker from fluorescent lamps or similar can be reduced
by setting the Shutter mode to Manual and Shutter
speed to 1/100.
Gain
Select the gain (dB) from among the following:
0 dB, 6 dB, 12 dB, 18 dB
Brightness
Tweaks the exposure set in the exposure mode. It is
brighter when a large value is selected, and it is darker
when a small value is selected. The value among –5 to 5
can be set.
Saturation
Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to 3.
Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest saturation.
Sharpness
Select the sharpness in 7 steps, from –3 to 3.
Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest sharpness.
Contrast
Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3 to 3.
Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest contrast.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page
24.
User preset
You can save the present settings in the camera as the
custom, or you can load the settings saved in the camera.
Save: Click to save the present settings of the Picture
tab.
Load: Click to load the saved settings. To use them,
click OK.
Day/Night Tab
Use this tab to set the day/night function of the camera.
The day/night function consists of five tabs.
Disable
Always works in day mode.
Auto
Normally works in day mode. It switches automatically
to night mode in a dark place.
The switching timing can be adjusted by the following
parameters. When the auto gain control is set to Off, the
camera does not switch to the night mode.
Level: High or Low indicates a brightness level.
Time: Select invalid time so that the camera does not
react to changes in light and darkness.
Manual
Switch the day/night mode manually. When you select
Manual, On and Off are displayed. When you select
On, the camera works in night mode. When you select
Off, it works in day mode.
Timer
Normally works in day mode. It switches to night mode
at the time you set in the Schedule setting menu. The
day/night function normally works in day mode.