Sony DCR-HC90 - Manual (Page 44)

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DCR-HC90 2-548-307-11(1)
 OFF
The zebra pattern is not displayed.
70
The zebra pattern appears at a screen
brightness level of about 70 IRE.
100
The zebra pattern appears at a screen
brightness level of about 100 IRE or
higher.
• Portions of the screen where brightness is about
100 IRE or above may appear overexposed.
• The zebra pattern is diagonal stripes that appear
in portions of the screen where brightness is at a
preset level.
SELF-TIMER
The self-timer starts recording after about
10 seconds.
 Touch  [SELF-TIMER]  [ON] 
.
appears.
 Press REC START/STOP to record
movies, or PHOTO to record still images.
To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].
To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF] in
step
 .
• You can also use the self-timer with the Remote
Commander (p. 32).
DIGITAL ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level
in case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 10 × (the default setting) while
recording on a tape. Note that the image
quality decreases when you are using the
digital zoom.
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone
appears when you select the zooming
level.
 OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.
20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is
performed digitally.
120 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 120 × zoom is
performed digitally.
STEADYSHOT
You can compensate for camera shake
(the default setting is [ON]). Set
[STEADYSHOT] to
[OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (optional)
or the conversion lens (optional).
PROGRES.REC
You can reduce image blur when recording
moving pictures on tapes, intended for
import to your computer as still images, by
setting [PROGRES.REC] to [ON] (
).
This is especially useful for analyzing high-
speed action, such as sports scenes. Touch
[OFF] to cancel this mode.
Note on the progressive recording mode
In a normal TV broadcast, the screen is
divided into 2 finer fields and these are
displayed in turn, every 1/60 of a second.
Thus, the actual picture displayed in an
instant covers only half of the apparent
picture area. In progressive recording, the
picture is fully displayed with all the pixels.
A picture recorded in this mode appears
clearer, but a moving subject may appear
awkward.
• When recording under fluorescent light or a
light bulb, the screen may flicker. Touch [OFF]
to return to the normal recording.
CAMERA SET menu (continued)