Sony HDR-HC1 - Manual (Page 46)

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HDR-HC1 2-631-458-11(1)
• For example, if you select 1/100 second, [100]
appears on the screen.
• When shooting a bright subject, setting the
shutter speed to a faster value is recommended.
• At a slow shutter speed, automatic focus may be
lost. Use a tripod and adjust the focus manually.
• When recording under a discharge tube such
as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury
lamp, horizontal bands may appear in the screen
or color discrepancies may occur depending on
the shutter speed.
• The setting you have made will return to the
default setting if you set the POWER switch to
OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.
AUTO SHUTTER
Automatically activates the electronic
shutter to adjust the shutter speed when
recording in bright conditions if you set it
to [ON] (the default setting).
AE SHIFT
When the exposure (p. 26) is set
automatically, you can adjust the exposure
using
(dark)/ (bright). and the
setting value appear when [AE SHIFT] is
anything other than the default setting.
CAMERA COLOR
You can adjust the color intensity with
/ . appears when [CAMERA
COLOR] is anything other than the default
setting.
Decreases
color intensity
Increases
color intensity
WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)
You can adjust the white balance to the
desired setting using
/ .
and the setting value are displayed
when [WB SHIFT] is anything other than
the default setting.
• When the white balance is set to a lower value,
pictures appear bluish, and when set to a higher
value, pictures appear reddish.
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located in the center
of the screen.
2
3
 Set the FOCUS/ZOOM switch to
MANUAL (p. 26).
 Touch the subject on the screen.
 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, set the
FOCUS/ZOOM switch to AUTO.
FLASH SET

FLASH LEVEL
HIGH( )
Makes the flash level higher.
 NORMAL( )
LOW( )
Makes the flash level lower.

REDEYE REDUC
You can prevent redeye by activating the
flash before recording.
Set [REDEYE REDUC] to [ON], then
press (flash) (p. 28) repeatedly to select
a setting.
(Auto redeye reduction): Pre-flashes to
reduce redeye before the flash automatically
flashes when there is insufficient ambient
light.

(Forced redeye reduction): Always uses
the flash and the redeye reducing pre-flash.

CAMERA SET menu (Continued)