Controlling the image settings manually, With the camera control dial, Items you can assign to the camera control dial – Sony HDR-CX12 User Manual

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[RECORD SOUND]

Select [ON] ( ) to superimpose sounds

such as conversation on the slow motion

pictures (The default setting is [OFF]).

Your camcorder records sounds for

about 12 seconds while [Recording…] is

displayed in step .

Notes

Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a

3-second movie (approx.).

Image quality of [SMTH SLW REC] is not as

good as that of normal recording.

If you play back a movie that is recorded when

[RECORD SOUND] on [SMTH SLW REC] is

set to [OFF],

is displayed, regardless of

the setting of [AUDIO MODE] (p. 62).

Controlling the image settings

manually with the CAMERA CONTROL

dial

You can assign one menu item you use

often to the CAMERA CONTROL dial.

Since the focus adjustment is assigned

to the CAMERA CONTROL dial in the

default settings, the operation below is

described as adjusting the focus using the

dial.

 Press MANUAL to activate the manual

adjustment mode.

Pressing MANUAL switches the setting

mode between automatic and manual.

 Rotate the CAMERA CONTROL dial to

adjust the focus.

Items you can assign to the CAMERA

CONTROL dial

[FOCUS] (p. 79)

[EXPOSURE] (p. 79)

[AE SHIFT] (p. 62)

[WB SHIFT] (p. 62)

To assign the menu items to the CAMERA

CONTROL dial

 Press and hold MANUAL for a few

seconds.

The [DIAL SETTING] screen appears.

 Rotate the CAMERA CONTROL dial

and select the item to be assigned.

 Press MANUAL.

Notes

Manual settings will be retained even if you

change the assigned item of the CAMERA

CONTROL dial. However, if you set

[EXPOSURE] after setting [AE SHIFT]

manually, [EXPOSURE] will override [AE

SHIFT].

If you select [RESET] in step , all the items

adjusted manually are reset to the default

settings.

Tips

The functions of the items that can be assigned

to the CAMERA CONTROL dial are the same

as those of menu operation.

You can also assign menu items to the

CAMERA CONTROL dial by touching

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [MOVIE

SETTINGS]/[PHOTO SETTINGS]  [DIAL

SETTING] (p. 65).

MANUAL

CAMERA CONTROL dial

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