Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 Operating Manual page 84

Recording items on the OPTION MENU (Continued)
2 Touch [END].
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO] t [
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
PROGRAM AE
You can record images effectively in
various situations with the [PROGRAM
AE] function.
B AUTO
Select this to automatically record images
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE]
function.
SPOTLIGHT*(
Select this to prevent people's faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) (
Select this to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
BEACH&SKI*(
Select this 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.
SUNSET&MOON**(
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Select this to maintain the atmosphere of
situations such as sunsets, general night
views or fireworks.
LANDSCAPE**(
Select this 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 (*) are adjusted to focus
on subjects only a short distance away. Items
with two asterisks (**) are adjusted to focus on
subjects farther away.
• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the
POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12
hours.
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (n)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
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