Sony DCR-DVD710 - Manual (Page 94)

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Functions set in the OPTION MENU (Continued)
LANDSCAPE * ( )
Select this to record distant subjects
clearly. This setting also prevents your
camcorder from focusing on glass or metal
mesh in windows that comes in between
the camcorder and the subject.
PORTRAIT ( )
Select this to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
SPOTLIGHT ** ( )
Select this to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
SPORTS ** (Sports lesson) ( )
Select this to minimize shake when
recording fast moving subjects.
BEACH ** ( )
Select this to take the vivid blue of the
ocean or a lake.
SNOW ** ( )
Select this to take bright pictures of a white
landscape.
* Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects.
** Your camcorder is set not to focus on nearby
subjects.
b Notes
• The [WHITE BAL.] setting is cleared when you
set [SCENE SELECTION].
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (n)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1 Touch [ONE PUSH].
2 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will record
the subject.
3 Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance is adjusted and stored in the
memory, the indicator stops flashing.
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)