Sony CCD-VX3 Operation Manual - Page 19

Shooting

close

subjects

If

you

cannot

get

a

sharp

focus,

press

the

W

side

of

the

power

zoom

button

until

the

focus

sharpens.

Note

on

recording

When

you

record

from

the

beginning

of

the

tape,

run

the

tape

for

about

15

seconds

before

actual

recording.

This

prevents

the

camcorder

from

missing

any

start-up

scenes

when

you

play

back

the

tape.

You

can

record

tapes

in

SP

(standard

play)

mode

only.

Note

on

the

tape

counter

The

tape

counter

indicates

the

recording

or

playback

time.

Use

it

as

a

guide.

There

will

be

a

time

lag

of

several

seconds

from

the

actual

time.

To

set

the

counter

to

zero,

press

COUNTER

RESET.

Note

on

the

indicators

inside

the

viewfinder

The

remaining

tape

and

remaining

battery

indicators

are

always

displayed

in

the

viewfinder

to

help

you

to

check

the

approximate

amount

of

the

tape

left

and

the

remaining

battery

capacity.

For

the

remaining

battery

indicators,

see

page

11.

If

the

battery

touches

your

nose

While

pressing

the

SLIDE

switch,

slide

the

viewfinder

towards

you.

To

monitor

the

sound

to

be

recorded

while recording

Connect

headphones

(not

supplied)

to

the

O

jack.

Using

the

Internal

ND

Filter

You

can

shoot

a

bright

scene

clearly

with

the

internal

ND

filter.

If

the

"ND

ON"

indicator

flashes

in

the

viewfinder

while

recording,

slide

the

ND

FILTER

switch

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow.

The

internal

ND

filter

automatically

activates

and

the

indicator

stops

flashing.

ea

ND

FILTER

ND

/

I

When

the

"ND

ON"

indicator

turns

off

and

the

"ND

OFF"

indicator

flashes

in

the

viewfinder

This

indicates

that

the

lighting

condition

does

not

need

the

ND

filter.

Slide

the

ND

FILTER

switch

again

so

that

the

indicator

disappears.

Note

Before

sliding

the

ND

FILTER

switch,

set

the

camcorder

to

standby

mode.

If

you

switch

during

recording,

the

picture

may

shake

momentarily

and

the

switching

noise

may

be

recorded.

Shooting

under

fluorescent,

sodium,

or

mercury

lamps

The

recorded

picture

may

flicker

or

color

of

the

picture

may

vary.

In

such

case,

set

the

ND

SHUTTER

mode

to

OFF

in

the

menu

system.

(p.48)

ND

shutter

feature

In

addition

to

the

ND

FILTER

switch,

this

camcorder

incorporates

the

ND

shutter

feature.

See

"Using

an

Optional

ND

(Neutral

Density)

Filter"

on

page

48

for

details.

ND

(Neutral

Density)

filter

This

is

a

filter

that

reduces

the

amount

of

incident

light

without

affecting

the

color.

The

internal

ND

filter

of

this

camcorder

reduces

the

amount

of

incident

light

to

one

-tenth.

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