Sony DCR-SR46BDL - Manual (Page 73)

Customizing your camcorder
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LANDSCAPE* ( )
Select to shoot distant subjects clearly.
This setting also prevents your camcorder
from focusing on glass or metal mesh in
windows between the camcorder and the
subject.
PORTRAIT ( )
Select to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
SPOTLIGHT** ( )
Select to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
SPORTS** ( )
Select to minimize shake when shooting
fast moving subjects.
BEACH** ( )
Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean
or a lake.
SNOW** ( )
Select to take bright pictures of a white
landscape.
* Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away
only.
** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short
distance away.
Notes
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If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE
BAL.] setting is canceled.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
 AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
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Outdoors
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Night views, neon signs and fireworks
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Sunrise or sunset
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Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR ()
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
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Indoors
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At party scenes or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly
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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.
 Touch [ONE PUSH].
 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.
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