User's Manual

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RECORDING MENU ITEMS
You can setup the menu items for movie and photo images recording.
Scene Mode (AE)
This HD camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture according to the subject brightness for
optimum recording: You can also specify one of five modes depending on subject conditions, recording environment
or purpose of filming.
Settings Contents
On-screen
display
Auto
- Auto balance between the subject and the background.
- To be used in normal conditions.
- The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1/60 to 1/250 per second,
depending on the scene.
None
Sports
- Reduces blurring when recording rapidly moving subjects such as in golf or tennis.
If the Sports mode is used under a fluorescent light, the image may flicker. In this
case, use the Auto mode for recording.
Portrait
- Creates a shallow depth of field so that the person or subject appears against a
softened background.
- The portrait mode is most effective when used outdoors.
- The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1/60 to 1/1000 per second.
Spotlight
- Prevents overexposure of subject’s face, etc. when strong light strikes the subject,
as in a wedding or on stage.
Beach/
Snow
- Prevents under exposure of subject’s face, etc. in a place where light reflection is
intense, such as at the beach in midsummer or on a ski slope.
• You can check the selected Scene mode on the on-screen information display. However, nothing will appear
in Auto mode.
• This function will be set to “Auto” in the EASY Q mode.
using the menu items