Shooting In The Dark (Nightshot) - Sony Handycam DCR-PC100 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording a picture

Shooting in the dark (NightShot)

The NightShot function enables you to shoot a subject in a dark place. For example, you
can satisfactorily record the environment of nocturnal animals for observation when
you use this function.
While your camcorder is in the standby or memory mode, slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.
cancel the NightShot function, slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF.
Using +SLOW SHTR
The NightShot +Slow shutter mode makes subjects more than four times brighter than
those recorded in the NightShot mode.
(1) Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON in the standby mode.
(2) Press +SLOW SHTR repeatedly until the desired NIGHTSHOT indicator
Using the NightShot Light
The picture will be clearer with the NightShot Light on. To enable NightShot Light, set
N.S. LIGHT to ON in the menu settings (p. 76).
Notes
•Do not use the NightShot function in bright places (ex. the outdoors in the daytime).
This may cause your camcorder to malfunction.
•When you keep NIGHTSHOT set to ON in normal recording, the picture may be
recorded in incorrect or unnatural colors.
•If autofocusing is difficult when using the NightShot function, focus manually.
•Do not cover the NightShot Light emitter when using the NightShot function.
•Detach the lens hood when you shoot with the NightShot Light. Since the lens hood
may block the NightShot Light.
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and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. To
NIGHTSHOT
OFF
NightShot Light emitter
LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
flashes.
The indicator changes as follows:
(NIGHTSHOT) t
(NIGHTSHOT)
To cancel the NightShot +Slow shutter mode, slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF.
+SLOW SHTR
ON
(NIGHTSHOT1) t
indicator appears on the
(NIGHTSHOT2) t