Sony CCD-FX420 Primary User Manual - Page 31

Using Program AE (Auto Exposure) When you use the PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure) function, you can give a "portrait" effect (the object is in focus and the background is out of focus) or capture high-speed action with "sports" mode or "high speed shutter" mode. Select from three types of mode referring to the following table. To choose best programmed AE mode When shooting: • A still subject such as person or a flower • Zooming in a subject in the telephoto mode • A subject behind such obstacle as a net Select: . ith (Portrait mode) t z em a.e,.l ' • Outdoor sports scene such as football, tennis or golf • A landscape in a moving car (Sports mode) kilE .b 14 • A golf swing or a tennis match with the tennis ball captured clearly * c Ss:: • Playing back certain scenes with high speed movements in a clear, sharp picture (High speed TN co cla) shutter mode) 0 C Selecting the PROGRAM AE Mode D 3 1›, 0 0 0 I_ - , I 1 3 a m (a/) 1 Set the STANDBY switch up. 2 Set the PROGRAM AE switch to a, %., or 1 to the desired setting. AI, 4k, or 1 appears in the viewfinder. START/STOP ewes •4 AE .==. 3 Press START/STOP. Recording with the portrait, sports, or high-speed shutter mode starts. . • • 0 START/STOP To resume the automatic mode Set the PROGAM AE switch to the green position. Notes • When recording under fluorescent, sodium, or mercury lamp, the brightness of the recorded picture may vary, or the color of the recorded picture may become unnatural. • The shutter speed in each PROGRAM AE mode is as follows: Portrait mode - between 1/60 and 1/2000 Sports mode - between 1/60 and 1/500 High speed shutter mode - 1/4000 31 Advanced Camera Operation