Quick function guide – Sony DCM-M1 User Manual

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Functions to adjust exposure (in the recording mode)

•In dark environments such as sunset,

fireworks, or general night views

•Shooting backlit subjects
•In spotlight, such as at the theater or a formal

event

•In strong light or reflected light, such as at a

beach in midsummer or on a ski slope

•To fix the exposure to the desired level

Functions to give images more impact (in the recording mode)

•Taking a still picture
•Creating a soft background for subjects

Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings
(in the recording mode)

•Preventing deterioration of picture quality in

digital zoom

•Focusing manually
•Shooting distant subjects
•Recording fast-moving subjects

Variable shutter speed between 1/250 and
1/3000 in accordance with the brightness
Fixed shutter speed

Functions to be used after recording (in the play/edit mode)

•Drawing on the recorded picture
•Looking at a fast moving scene carefully
•Comparing with other scenes

•Digital processing of recorded images
•Checking the recorded date and time
•Inserting the title track
•Searching for scenes having a title
•Playing movies only
•Applying digital effect when the tracks

change

Quick Function Guide

Sunset & moon mode (p. 41)

BACK LIGHT (p. 40)
Spotlight mode (p. 41)

Beach & ski mode (p. 41)

EXPOSURE (P. 44)

PHOTO (p. 22)
Soft portrait mode (p. 41)

D ZOOM (p. 27)

Manual focus (p. 43)
Landscape mode (p. 41)

Sports lesson mode (p. 41)

Shutter speed 500/1000 mode
(p. 41)

Drawing (p. 78)
9-Frame Sequence (p. 49)
Picture-in-picture (p. 47), 2-picture
display (p. 48)
Picture Effect (p. 86)
Track information (p. 59)
Title (p. 82)
Jump (p. 56)
Sort (p. 55)
Scene Transition (p. 83)

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