Sony DCR-SR40 - Manual (Page 51)

51
Usi
n
g t
h
e S
e
tu
p i
tem
s
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 47 for details on selecting
setup items.
You can record images effectively in various
situations with the PROGRAM AE function.
B AUTO
Select to automatically record images
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE]
function.
SPOTLIGHT*( )
Select to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ( )
Select to bring out the subject such as people
or flowers while creating a soft background.
SPORTS* (Sports lesson) ( )
Select to minimize shake when shooting fast
moving subjects.
BEACH&SKI*( )
Select to prevent people’s faces from
appearing dark in strong light or reflected
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or
on a ski slope.
CAMERA SET
Settings to adjust your camcorder to the
recording conditions
(EXPOSURE/WHITE BAL./
STEADYSHOT, etc.)
PROGRAM AE
SUNSET&MOON**( )
Select to maintain the atmosphere of
situations such as sunsets, general night
views or fireworks.
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.
• Items with one asterisk (*) can be adjusted so as
not to focus on subjects only a short distance away.
Items with two asterisks (**) can be adjusted to
focus on subjects farther away.
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove
the power source for more than five minutes.
You can adjust and fix the exposure to the
subject, so that it is recorded in suitable
brightness even when there is strong contrast
between the subject and the background,
such as subjects in the spotlight on stage.
1 Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
2 Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO]
t[END].
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
• The setting returns to [AUTO] after you remove
the power source for more than five minutes.
SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter)
SPOT METER
END AUTO
STBY