Sony DCR-SR300 Handycam® Handbook - Page 69

WHITE BAL. White, balance, Customizing your camcorder, FIREWORKS, LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, SPOTLIGHT

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Customizing your camcorder FIREWORKS* ( ) Select this to take spectacular shots of fireworks. SNOW** ( ) Select to take bright pictures of a white landscape. LANDSCAPE* ( ) Select 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. PORTRAIT ( ) Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT** ( ) Select to prevent people's faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light. SPORTS** ( ) Select to minimize shake when shooting fast moving subjects (DCR-SR42/SR62/ SR82). BEACH** ( ) Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake. * Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects. ** Your camcorder is set not to focus on nearby subjects. b Notes • The [WHITE BAL.] setting is cleared when you set [SCENE SELECTION]. 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 69

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Customizing your camcorder
FIREWORKS* (
)
Select this to take spectacular shots of
fireworks.
LANDSCAPE* (
)
Select 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.
PORTRAIT (
)
Select to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soft
background.
SPOTLIGHT** (
)
Select to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
SPORTS** (
)
Select to minimize shake when shooting
fast moving subjects (DCR-SR42/SR62/
SR82).
BEACH** (
)
Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or
a lake.
SNOW** (
)
Select to take bright pictures of a white
landscape.
*
Your camcorder is set to focus only on distant
subjects.
**
Your camcorder is set not to focus on nearby
subjects.
b
Notes
•
The [WHITE BAL.] setting is cleared when you
set [SCENE SELECTION].
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
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)