Sony TRV950 Operating Instructions - Page 75

Advanced Recording Operations Shooting with manual adjustment Using the spot light-metering - Flexible Spot Meter You can take a picture with the appropriate exposure automatically for just the point you want to focus on and with its exposure fixed. Use the Flexible Spot Meter in the following cases: - When adjusting the exposure manually to shoot the backlit subjects. - When there is strong contrast between the subject and background such as with a subject that is on stage and lighted by a spotlight. (1) Set the AUTO LOCK selector to the center (auto lock release) position while the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY/NETWORK (DCRTRV950 only). (p. 67) (2) Press FN to display PAGE1. (3) Press SPOT METER. The SPOT METER screen appears. (4) Press the desired area in the frame on the LCD screen. The SPOT METER indicator flashes on the LCD screen. The exposure of the point you selected is adjusted. (5) Press OK to return to PAGE1. 2 FN 3~5 SPOT PAGE1 PAGE2 EXIT SPOT METER METER END SCH SPOT DIG MEM SPOT FOCUS EFFT M I X METER AUTO OK 1 AUTO LOCK HOLD To return to FN Press EXIT. To return to automatic exposure Set the AUTO LOCK selector to AUTO LOCK or press AUTO to return to PAGE1. The following functions do not work during Flexible Spot Meter - Backlight - Spot light - Shutter speed adjustment If you press PROGRAM AE Your camcorder also returns to automatic exposure. 75