Sony 4-157-878-12(1) - Manual (Page 71)

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Settings to adjust your camcorder to the
recording conditions (GAIN SET/BACK
LIGHT/STEADYSHOT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 67 for details on selecting
menu items.
You can set gain values for H, M and L
positions of the GAIN switch. The default
settings of [H], [M] and [L] are 18 dB, 9 dB
and 0 dB, respectively.
1 Select [H], [M] or [L] with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
2 Set the gain value with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial, and press the dial.
You can select the value between -6 dB
and 21 dB by 3 dB. The larger the value,
the higher the gain.
3 Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
4 Press the MENU button to hide the
menu screen.
You can set the transition speed at which
the gain setting shifts from one value to
another, set for the GAIN switch positions,
when you switch the GAIN switch from a
position to another. You can select the
transition speed from [FAST], [MIDDLE]
and [SLOW] or set to [OFF]. The default
setting is [OFF].
Press the MENU button t select
(CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
GAIN SET
SMOOTH GAIN
When you set this function to [ON]
(
), you can increase the gain to its
limit. The default setting is [OFF].
b Notes
• During the hyper gain, the picture quality will
be reduced due to noise.
• This function returns to the default setting when
you switch the format, perform the function by
the MODE button, or turn off the camcorder.
• When you record a high definition image
quality (HD) movie with [HYPER GAIN] set to
[ON] and play it with the data code, the gain
value is displayed as [---].
z Tips
• It is recommended to use this function with
manual focus.
• You can assign this function to an ASSIGN
button (p. 45).
You can select the upper limit for the Auto
Gain Control (AGC) from [OFF] (21 dB,
the default setting), [18dB], [15dB],
[12dB], [9dB], [6dB], [3dB] and [0dB].
b Notes
• If you adjust the gain manually, you cannot
obtain the effect of [AGC LIMIT].
When you set this function to [ON], the
automatic gain control range can be
expanded to the negative range. Especially
in a bright environment, minus gain control
allows more suitable gain setting and
enables low noise recording. The dynamic
range of the camcorder is not reduced when
you set [MINUS AGC] to [ON].
B ON
Enables minus gain control (up to -3 dB)
during automatic gain control, as required.
HYPER GAIN
AGC LIMIT
MINUS AGC
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