Sony CCD-F301 - Manual (Page 18)

Setting Shutter Speed
Selecting the Shutter Speed
(K-2)
1 Slide open the AUTO LOCK cover.
2 Press SHUTTER SPEED repeatedly until
the desired shutter speed indication
appears.
Each lime you press the button, the indication
changes as follows.
. . No mOicalion (1.'60) .100(1.'100) >250(1/250)—,
I 4000 (1/4000) < 2000 (l'2000). 1000 (1/1000) • I
lay
Notes
« When you select shutter speed 1 '250 ot taster,
record under sunlight or use a video light
• When you record a TV screen with certain shutter
speeds, the brightness ol the recorded pictur
vary
• When you shoot a very bright subject at a taster
shutter speed, a light vertical, bell like line (smear)
may appear on the screen.
• When you record al certain shutter speeds under a
light discharged tube, such as a fluorescent lamp,
sodium lamp, or mercury lamp, the brightness ot the
recorded picture may vary
Shooting with
Backlighting
In this camcorder, the ins is automatically
controlled However, when shooting a sub|ect that
IS backlit, that is, it the light source is coming in
trom behind the subieci, use the BACK LIGHT
button.
(L)
1 Slide open the AUTO LOCK cover.
2 Press BACK LIGHT.
The n indication appears
After shooting
Be sure to release this adjuslmeni setting by
pressing BACK LIGHT again (The П indication
goes out |
Otherwise, the recorded picture will be too bright
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Zooming
w
- iii
The size ot the subject in tlie screen can be
changed Use "zoom in' for dramatic dose ups
Use zoom-out' for panoramic long shots Also
use zooming to focus manually or to decide the
shooting angle. (M-1)
Power Zooming
— for smooth and constant zooming (M-2)
Press the T side of the power zoom button for
telephoto (subject appears closer) and the
W side
for wide-angle (subject appears farther away).
Zooming Manually
— for creating a dramatic effect (M*3)
Turn the manual zoom lever upward lor telephoto
and downward for wide-angle.
Be sure to keep pressing the button on the lever
when turning it downward
Focal length of (his camcorder
The local length is 8 5 mm to 68 mm ('it to 2'. inches
This means apprommately 46 mm to 368 mm (1 "/■•, t<
14'/? inches) converted into the local length ol a 35-m
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