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Tips for Better Camera Recording Achieving a Better Camera Recording Assume a good posture for shooting For hand-held shots, it is important to hold the camcorder properly. • Hold the camcorder firmly and secure it with the grip strap so that you can easily operate the camcorder with your thumb. 0 • Place your right elbow firmly against your side. • Place your left hand under the camcorder to support it. When adjusting the focus manually, make sure the camcorder does not move. • Face the subject and assume a comfortable stance. • Place your eye firmly against the viewfinder eyecup. Use a tripod If you have a tripod for a still camera, you can also use it with the camcorder. If a tripod is not available, try placing the camcorder on a tabletop or any other flat surface of suitable height. Caution When attaching a tripod not manufactured by Sony, make sure that the length of the camera mounting screw is less than 6.5 mm. Otherwise the screw may damage the camcorder. Less than 6.5 mm (9/32 inches) Keep the horizontal plane level You can easily determine the horizontal plane by using the viewfinder frame as a reference. SS see ... Qli ... • S•S - ... Plan ahead If you are going to edit the tape after recording, shoot the scene a little longer to make the editing easier. Lighting Shoot with the sun behind you. When the light source is behind the subject, or in the following situations, the subject will be recorded too dark and the background too light. • The subject is indoors and there is a window behind the subject. • Bright sources such as fluorescent or incandescent lamps are included in the scene. • You are shooting a person wearing white or shiny clothes in front of a white background. In this case, the face will be recorded too dark. Use video light in the dark To get the best colors, you must maintain a sufficient light level. Photography lamps or halogen lamps are recommended. For best results, use Sony video lights; their weight and low heat output levels allow safe and direct connection to the camcorder. Do not point the light at the camcorder. The high heat from the light may warp the casing of the camcorder. 64 Additional Information

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Tips
for
Better
Camera
Recording
Achieving
a
Better
Camera
Recording
Assume
a
good
posture
for
shooting
For
hand-held
shots,
it
is
important
to
hold
the
camcorder
properly.
•
Hold
the
camcorder
firmly
and
secure
it
with
the
grip
strap
so
that
you
can
easily
operate
the
camcorder
with
your
thumb.
•
Place
your
right
elbow
firmly
against
your
side.
•
Place
your
left
hand
under
the
camcorder
to
support
it.
When
adjusting
the
focus
manually,
make
sure
the
camcorder
does
not
move.
•
Face
the
subject
and
assume
a
comfortable
stance.
•
Place
your
eye
firmly
against
the
viewfinder
eyecup.
Use
a
tripod
Caution
0
If
you
have
a
tripod
for
a
still
camera,
you
can
also
use
it
with
the
camcorder.
If
a
tripod
is
not
available,
try
placing
the
camcorder
on
a
tabletop
or
any
other
flat
surface
of
suitable
height.
When
attaching
a
tripod
not
manufactured
by
Sony,
make
sure
that
the
length
of
the
camera
mounting
screw
is
less
than
6.5
mm.
Otherwise
the
screw
may
damage
the
camcorder.
Keep
the
horizontal
plane
level
You
can
easily
determine
the
horizontal
plane
by
using
the
viewfinder
frame
as
a
reference.
Plan
ahead
Lighting
Less
than
6.5
mm
(
9
/
3
2
inches)
SS
see
...
Qli
...
S•S
-
...
•
If
you
are
going
to
edit
the
tape
after
recording,
shoot
the
scene
a
little
longer
to
make
the
editing
easier.
Shoot
with
the
sun
behind
you.
When
the
light
source
is
behind
the
subject,
or
in
the
following
situations,
the
subject
will
be
recorded
too
dark
and
the background
too
light.
•
The
subject
is
indoors
and
there
is
a
window
behind
the
subject.
•
Bright
sources
such
as
fluorescent
or
incandescent
lamps
are
included
in
the
scene.
•
You
are
shooting
a
person
wearing
white
or
shiny
clothes
in
front
of
a
white
background.
In
this
case,
the
face
will
be
recorded
too
dark.
Use
video
light
in
the
dark
To
get
the
best
colors,
you
must
maintain
a
sufficient
light
level.
Photography
lamps
or
halogen
lamps
are
recommended.
For
best
results,
use
Sony
video
lights;
their
weight
and
low
heat
output
levels
allow
safe
and
direct
connection
to
the
camcorder.
Do
not
point
the
light
at
the
camcorder.
The
high
heat
from
the
light
may
warp
the
casing
of
the
camcorder.
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Additional
Information