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Making full use of easy handycam operation, Adjusting the exposure, Adjusting the exposure for backlit subjects – Sony DCR-TRV480 User Manual

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• During Easy Handycam operation, the settings of the

functions that are not displayed on the screen return
to their defaults. Previously made settings are
restored when you cancel the Easy Handycam
operation.

Making full use of Easy Handycam
operation

1

Touch [MENU].

The available menu items are displayed on
the screen.

2

Touch the desired item.

3

Select the desired setting.

For [CLOCK SET]

1

Set [Y] (year) with

/

, then touch

.

2

Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and
minutes in the same way as [Y] (year),
then touch

.

For [LANGUAGE]
Select the desired language with

/

,

then touch

.

For [BEEP]
See page 84.

For [SELF-TIMER] (In the CAMERA-
MEMORY mode only)
Touch [ON], then

. Press PHOTO fully.

You will hear a beep sound counting down
for about 10 seconds. When the bars of

disappear, the image is recorded on

the “Memory Stick.”

Adjusting the
exposure

The exposure is adjusted automatically in the
default setting.

Adjusting the exposure for backlit
subjects

When your subject has its back to the sun or
other light, you can adjust the exposure to
prevent the subject from becoming
shadowed.

Press BACK LIGHT during recording or
in the standby mode.

.

appears.

To cancel the back light function, press BACK
LIGHT again.

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Note

• The back light function is canceled when you set

[EXPOSURE] to [MANUAL] (p. 38) or select
[SPOT METER] (p. 38).

60min

CLOCK

SET

LAN-

GUAGE

BEEP

SELF-

TIMER

20

Example: In the CAMERA-MEMORY mode

BACK LIGHT

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