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Using the Setup items
DCR-DVD7
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SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter)
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.
Touch the point where you want to fix and
adjust the exposure on the screen.
appears.
Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO]
[END].
•
If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
•
The setting returns to [AUTO] when you have
the power source disconnected from your
camcorder for more than 5 minutes.
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. When recording indoors on
a clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room.
Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
Adjust the exposure by touching
/
.
Touch
.
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO]
.
•
The setting returns to [AUTO] when you have
the power source disconnected from your
camcorder for more than 5 minutes.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is set to the brightness
of the outdoor environment or daylight
under fluorescent lamps.
INDOOR (
)
The white balance is set to the brightness
of warm white fluorescent lamps.
ONE PUSH (
)
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
Touch [ONE PUSH].
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.
Touch [
].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored
in the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
•
Do not shake your camcorder while
is flashing quickly.
•
flashes slowly if white balance could
not be set.
•
If
keeps flashing even after you have
touched
, set [WHITE BAL.] to
[AUTO].
• When you have changed the battery pack
while [AUTO] is selected, or you bring your
camcorder outdoors from inside the house
while using fixed exposure, select [AUTO] and
aim your camcorder at a nearby white object
for about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
