Sony CCD-FX710 Primary User Manual - Page 18

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Adjusting

the

Exposure

When

to

Adjust

the

Exposure

In

the

following

cases,

you

would

obtain

better

results

by

adjusting

the

exposure

manually,

Conditions

Turn

the

EXPOSURE

dial:

The

background

is

too

bright (backlighting)

Insufficient

light:

most

of

the

picture

is

dark.

in

the

+

direction

Bright

subject

and

dark

background

To

record

the

darkness

faithfully

Adjusting

the

Exposure

Manually

2

3

1

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

down.

(AUTO

LOCK]

2

Press

EXPOSURE

ON/OFF.

The

exposure

is

locked

at

the

present

brightness.

The

exposure

indicator

appears

inside

the

viewfinder

and

EXPOSURE

MANUAL

appears

in

the

display

window.

EXPOSURE

ON/OFF

l"

ivrel

I

In

the

viewfinder

In

the

display

window

3

Adjust

the

exposure

by

turning

the

EXPOSURE

dial

in

the

+

or

—

direction.

The

exposure

is

locked

at

the

adjusted

brightness,

Resuming

the

automatic

exposure

mode

Press

EXPOSURE

ON/OFF

so

that

the

exposure indicators

disappear,

or

set

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

to

the

green

position.

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Advanced

Operation

Using

Program

AE

When

you

use

the

PROGRAM

AE

(Auto

Exposure)

function,

you

can

create

a

"portrait"

effect

(shallow

depth

of

field)

or

capture

high-speed

action

with

the

"sports"

mode

or

"high-

speed

shutter"

mode.

Program

AE

automatically

selects

just

the

right

combination

of

shutter

speed

and

aperture

settings

and

gives

you

creative

control

of

depth

of

field

(range

of

that

will

be

in

sharp

focus).

When

to

Use

Each

Mode

You

may

want

to

use

the

respective

mode

when

shooting

the

following

subjects

or

when

shooting

under

following

conditions.

Portrait

mode

•

A

still

subject

such

as

a

person

or

a

flower

•

Subject

behind

such

obstacles

as

a

net

•

Zooming

on

a

subject

in

telephone

mode

Sports

mode

4

+

•

Recording

a

landscape

while

in

a

moving

car

•

Outdoor

sports

scenes

such

as

football

or

tennis

•

Subjects

moving

at

high

speed

such

as

a

roller

coaster

Setting

Portrait

or

Sports

Mode

2

O

.4*

1

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

down.

IAUTO

LOCK'

C4

2

Press

PROGRAM

AE.

The

PROGRAM

AE

indicator

appears

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

display

window.

Each

time

you

press

the

button,

the

PROGRAM

AE

indicator

changes

as

follows:

PROGRAM

No

indicator

(automatic

mode)

i5

(portrait

mode)

I

(sports

mode)

x

In

the

viewfinder

In

the

display

window

Resuming

automatic

mode

Press

PROGRAM

AE

to

turn

off

the

PROGRAM

AE

indicators,

or

set

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

to

the

green

position.

Note

Use

sports

mode

in

sunlight.

Otherwise

use

a

video

light.

Advanced

Operation

35

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