Sony DCR-DVD108BDL - Manual (Page 77)

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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 that comes in 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 ** (Sports lesson) ( )
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.
* Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects.
** Your camcorder is set not to focus on nearby
subjects.
b Notes
• The [WHITE BAL. ] setting is cleared when
you set [SCENE SELECTION].
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (n)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– 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.
1 Touch [ONE PUSH].
2 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.
3 Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)
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