Sony DCR-SX83 - Manual (Page 24)

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Camera-shake detection
(Tripod)
The camcorder detects that camera-shake
does not occur, and makes the optimum
setting for tripod.
Note
The camcorder may not detect the expected
scene or subject, depending on the recording
conditions.
To cancel INTELLIGENT AUTO
Press .
or the detection mode icons disappear,
and you can record with the preferred
settings.
Also, the INTELLIGENT AUTO setting
is canceled if you change the following
settings:
[SMTH SLW REC]
[SCENE SELECTION]
[WHITE BAL.]
[SPOT MTR/FCS]
[SPOT METER]
[SPOT FOCUS]
[EXPOSURE]
[FOCUS]
[TELE MACRO]
[ STEADYSHOT]
[AUTO BACK LIGHT]
[LOW LUX]
[FACE DETECTION]
[SMILE PRIORITY]
Notes
Above settings are reset to the default settings
when INTELLIGENT AUTO is set to ON.
Selecting the recording mode
You can select a recording mode to record
movies from 3 levels. The recording time of
the media may change, depending on the
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recording mode. In the default setting,
[ REC MODE] is set to [SP].
 Touch (MENU)  [Show
others]  [ REC MODE] (under
[SHOOTING SET] category).
 Touch a desired setting.
If you want to record high quality
images, select the HQ mode, or if you
want to record longer movies, select
the LP mode.
 Touch  .
Note
Movies are recorded with MPEG-2 format.
You can select from the following image
qualities. Value such as “9M” is an average bit-
rate, and “M” means “Mbps.”
[HQ] (9M (HQ))
[SP] (6M (SP))(the default setting)
[LP](3M (LP))
If you record in the LP mode, the quality of
movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick
movements may appear with block noise when
you play back the image.
Tips
You can select the [ REC MODE] for each
recording media separately.
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High quality
recording
Long time recording