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On focal distance information
Your camcorder displays the focal distance
information for a few seconds when the
focus mode is switched from automatic
to manual or when you set the focus
manually. You can use this information as
a guide when the subject is dark and focus
adjustment is difficult. (This information
will not appear correctly if a conversion
lens (sold separately) is being used.)
Notes
When you set [Focus] to [Manual],
appears.
The minimum possible distance between the
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
IRIS
You can shoot images with the IRIS priority
mode. If you adjust the IRIS, you can
sharpen the subject with its background
blurred or sharpen the whole image.
Auto
Adjusts IRIS automatically.
Manual
Adjust the IRIS by selecting
to
sharpen the whole image (increase the IRIS
parameter), and
to sharpen the subject
with its background blurred (decrease the
IRIS parameter)..
Shutter Speed
You can shoot images with the Shutter
Speed priority mode. When you shoot a
moving subject at a higher shutter speed,
it appears as if frozen on the image. At a
lower shutter speed, the subject appears as
if it is flowing.
Auto
Adjusts the shutter speed automatically.
Manual
Adjust the shutter speed using
to
increase the shutter speed, and
to
decrease the shutter speed.
AGC Limit
You can select the upper limit for the AGC
(Auto Gain Control) to record dim scenes
as they look.
Off
Adjusts the exposure automatically.
24dB/21dB/18dB/15dB/12dB/9dB/
6dB/3dB/0dB (
)
The gain is automatically adjusted up to the
selected limit.
Notes
The upper limit you can select for the AGC
(Auto Gain Control) depends on the status of
the camcorder.
When the camcorder is set to the movie
recording mode, the upper limit is 24 dB.
When the camcorder is set to the photo
shooting mode, the upper limit is 21 dB.
When the camcorder is set to use [Smth Slw
REC], the upper limit is 15 dB.
At a higher gain, the brightness becomes
more appropriate in dim scenes, but the noise
increases. At a lower gain, the noise decreases,
but the shutter speed becomes slower to
compensate for the lack of brightness, causing
camera-shake or subject blur.
AE Shift
You can adjust the exposure based on
the results of the automatic exposure
measurement.
