User Manual

You can manually adjust and set the exposure. Normally exposure is automatically

adjusted. Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases:

–When the subject is backlit

–When the subject is too bright against the background

–When recording dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY (except DCR-TRV16), press

EXPOSURE. The exposure indicator appears.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness.

To return to the automatic exposure mode

Press EXPOSURE again.

When you adjust the exposure manually, the following functions do not work:

–Color Slow Shutter

–BACK LIGHT

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode:

–If you change the PROGRAM AE mode.

–If you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.

Adjusting the exposure manually

EXPOSURE