Sony BRCH900 Product Manual (BRC-H900 Operating Manual) - Page 52

Operation Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Shooting with Back Lighting When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it, the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the BACK LIGHT button. To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button again. BACK LIGHT Note The BACK LIGHT function is effective if MODE is set to FULL AUTO or BACK LIGHT in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera. Each time you press the button, the BACK LIGHT function toggles between on and off. Shooting with spotlight compensation If a portion of the shooting object is illuminated, the spotlight compensation function adjusts the exposure to a darker level. Hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button. To cancel the function, hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button again. Notes • The backlighting and spotlight compensation functions cannot be used simultaneously. • The spotlight compensation function is effective if MODE is set to FULL AUTO or SPOT LIGHT in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera. Each time you press the button, the BACK LIGHT function toggles between on and off. Adjusting the White Balance Before adjusting the white balance, shoot a white object under the same lighting conditions as the subject you want to shoot, and zoom it in on the screen. (You can use a white wall, etc., instead of the object.) To adjust the white balance automatically 1 Set WHITE BALANCE to ONE PUSH in the COLOR menu of the camera. For setting, see "COLOR Menu" on page 33. 2 Press the ONE PUSH AWB button. The white balance is adjusted automatically. ONE PUSH AWB To adjust the white balance manually 1 Set WHITE BALANCE to MANUAL in the COLOR menu of the camera. For setting, see "COLOR Menu" on page 33. 2 Press the MODE button so that the R and B indicators on the VALUE/R and BRIGHT/B controls light (white balance adjustment mode). 3 Adjust the red gain with the R control and the blue gain with the B control. Turn toward - to weaken red. Turn toward - to weaken blue. VALUE - + R BRIGHT - + B Turn toward + to emphasize red. MODE Turn toward + to emphasize blue. Functions of the R and B controls When the white balance adjustment mode is selected with the MODE button on the Remote Control Unit, the functions of the R control and B control change according to the WHITE BALANCE setting in the COLOR menu of the camera. WHITE BALANCE setting MANUAL AUTO, ONE PUSH R control B control Red gain control OFFSET control Blue gain control OFFSET control Adjusting the Brightness 1 Set MODE to SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, GAIN Pri or MANUAL in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera. For setting, see "EXPOSURE Menu" on page 32. 2 Press the MODE button so that the VALUE and BRIGHT indicators on the VALUE/R and BRIGHT/B controls light (Brightness adjustment mode). 52 GB Adjusting the Camera