Sony HDR-HC3 - Manual (Page 56)

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• Do not use NightShot/[SUPER NS] in bright
places. This may cause a malfunction.
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects (p. 33).
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 54)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness. The motion of the
picture may slow down in this case.
When using either the NightShot (p. 33) or
[SUPER NS] (p. 55) function to record, you
can record clearer pictures by setting [NS
LIGHT], which emits infrared light
(invisible), to [ON] (the default setting).
• Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers
or other objects (p. 33).
• Remove the conversion lens (optional).
• The maximum shooting distance using [NS
LIGHT] is about 3 m (10 feet).
When you set [COLOR SLOW S] to [ON],
you can record an image brighter in color
even in dark places.
and [COLOR SLOW SHUTTER]
appear on the screen.
To cancel [COLOR SLOW S], touch
[OFF].
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 54)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
• The shutter speed of your camcorder changes
depending on the brightness. The motion of the
picture may slow down at this time.
Diagonal stripes appear in portions of the
screen where brightness is at a preset level.
This is useful as a guide when adjusting the
brightness. When you change the default
setting,
is displayed. The zebra pattern
is not recorded.
B 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.
• IRE represents the screen brightness.
When you set [HISTOGRAM] to [ON], the
[HISTOGRAM] (a graph to display a
distribution of tones in your picture)
window appears on the screen.
This item is useful when you adjust
exposure. You can adjust the [EXPOSURE]
or [AE SHIFT] checking the
[HISTOGRAM] window. The
[HISTOGRAM] will not be recorded on a
tape or “Memory Stick Duo.”
• The left area on the graph shows the darker
areas of the picture while the right area shows
the brighter areas.
The self-timer starts recording after about
10 seconds.
Press START/STOP to record movies, or
PHOTO to record still images when [SELF-
TIMER] is set to [ON] and
appears.
NS LIGHT (NightShot Light)
COLOR SLOW S (Color Slow
Shutter)
ZEBRA
HISTOGRAM
SELF-TIMER
80
Brighter Darker
Brightness
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CAMERA SET menu (Continued)