P. 87), Nightshot] (p. 87) – Sony 3-286-590-12(1) User Manual

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Notes

• Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the

color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white
fluorescent lamps.

• When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing

white objects while

is flashing quickly.

flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not

be set.

• When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if

keeps

flashing after touching

, set [WHITE BAL.]

to [AUTO].

• If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE

SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].

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Tips

• If you have changed the battery pack while

[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), select
[AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby
white object for about 10 seconds for better
color balance adjustment.

• When the white balance has been set with [ONE

PUSH], if you change the [SCENE
SELECTION] settings, or bring your camcorder
outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa,
you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to
readjust the white balance.

When you set [COLOR SLOW SHTR] to
[ON],

appears, and you can record an

image brighter in color even in dark places.

To cancel, touch [OFF].

b

Notes

• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 84)

when it is hard to focus automatically.

• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes

depending on the brightness, which may result
in a slowdown of the motion of the image.

The image will be recorded at a maximum
of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot
recording if you set [SUPER
NIGHTSHOT] to [ON] while the

NIGHTSHOT switch (p. 32) is also set to
ON.

appears on the screen.

To cancel, touch [OFF].

b

Notes

• Do not use [SUPER NIGHTSHOT] in bright

places. This may cause a malfunction.

• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers

or other objects (p. 32).

• Remove any conversion lens (optional).
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 84)

when it is hard to focus automatically.

• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes

depending on the brightness, which may result
in a slowdown of the motion of the image.

You can record a transition with the
following effects adding to the interval
between scenes.

1

Select the desired effect in [STBY] (to
fading in) or [REC] (to fading out) mode,
then touch

.

2

Press START/STOP.
The fader indicator stops flashing and
disappears when the fade is complete.

To cancel the fader before starting the
operation, touch [OFF] in step 1.
If you press START/STOP, the setting is
canceled.

WHITE FADER

BLACK FADER

COLOR SLOW SHTR
(Color Slow Shutter)

SUPER NIGHTSHOT

FADER

STBY

REC

Fading out

Fading in

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