Manual

Useful Information
Hints for Better Shooting
• Position the subject in tile center of tile
screen. When you are using auto focus,
whatever is in the center of the screen is kept
in focus.
Lighting
For clear, good-quality recording, 500 to
100,000 lux is needed. Recording is possible
with less light, but the picture quality may
suffer. Adequate lighting is also essential for
correct white balance.
Positionthe subject in Focus manually when
the center, you need to position
the subject offcenter
(see page 44).
• Avoid backlit subjects. For the best picture,
shoot with the light source behind you.
When tile background is brighter than the
subject, the subject often becomes too dark.
If you have to record with this lighting, use the
Gamma Brightness Compensation or correct
the exposure level to improve the picture (see
pages 30 and 46).
Light from behind Back/ghting
• Before zooming, think about how to best
frame the shot. Frequent zooming produces
unattractive pictures. It also increases the
battery power consumption.
• When image shakes are noticeable during
zoomed-in telephoto shooting, use a tripod,
or push the Power Zoom control to the W side
to zoom out.
• Horizontal panning (lateral movement) and
tilting (vertical movement) should be done
slowly to emphasize the wide expanse of a
scene or the height of a building, and to
make scenes easy to watch during playback.
• Use a wide-angle setting for fast-moving
subjects.
Note:
• It may take longer to focus when zooming and
panning are used frequently.
Blue sky _
100,000 Clearday at noon(100,000)
Cleardayat10am(65,000)
10,000
1,000
Cleardayat 3pm (35,000)
Cloudydayat noon (32,000)
Cloudydayat 10 am(25,000)
Cloudyday,one houraftersunrise(2,000) _
Clearday,one hourbeforesunset(1,000)
Fluorescentlight nearwindow(1,000)
Fact0_ylloo_(700-800)
Salescounterin departmentstore(500-700)
Bowlingalley(500)
Library(400-500)
Officewith fluorescentlighting(400-500) _ V
Fluorescentdesklamp(400)
Flashlightat 3 ft (1m) (250)
100 Shopstairway(100)
%rB! intermissionat movietheater(15-35}
Cigarettelighterat 1ft (30cm) (15-20)
Candlesonbirthdaycakeat 8 inches(20 cm)(10-15)
Candlelight
Note: The figures in the chart are approximations.
Tips on Good Lighting
In most outdoor, daytime scenes, natural
lighting is adequate for home videos. Indoors,
however, artificial lighting is usually required.
Video lights with halogen lamps provide the
most natural artificial light over a long operating
life.
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