Sony DCR-HC28 Operating Guide - Page 38

EXPOSURE, WHT BAL White balance,

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Operation button items (Continued) EXPOSURE You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is much brighter or darker than the background. 60min AUTO STBY 0:00:00 OK 1 MANU- AL EXPOSURE 2 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the exposure by touching / . To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [ AUTO]. • You can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [FADER] while using the viewfinder by having the LCD panel rotated 180 degrees and closed with the screen facing out (p. 37). • The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you turn the power off for more than 12 hours. [PAGE2] WHT BAL (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. B AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions: - Outdoors - Night views, neon signs and fireworks - Sunrise or sunset - Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR (n) The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions: - Indoors - At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly - Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps ONE PUSH ( ) The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH]. 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject. 3 Touch . flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. •Do not shake your camcorder while is flashing quickly. • flashes slowly if white balance could not be set. •If keeps flashing even after you have touched , set [WHT BAL] to [ AUTO]. • If you have changed the battery pack while [ AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use with the [EXPOSURE] set (or vice versa), select [ AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. • Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa. • Set [WHT BAL] to [ AUTO] or [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. • The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you turn the power off for more than 12 hours. 38

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38
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. Adjust the brightness when the
subject is much brighter or darker than the
background.
1
Touch [MANUAL].
appears.
2
Adjust the exposure by touching
/
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [
AUTO].
•
You can adjust [EXPOSURE] and [FADER]
while using the viewfinder by having the LCD
panel rotated 180 degrees and closed with the
screen facing out (p. 37).
•
The setting returns to [
AUTO] when you
turn the power off for more than 12 hours.
[PAGE2]
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR (
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (
n
)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH (
)
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1
Touch [ONE PUSH].
2
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.
3
Touch
.
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
•Do not shake your camcorder while
is flashing quickly.
•
flashes slowly if white balance
could not be set.
•If
keeps flashing even after you
have touched
, set [WHT BAL]
to [
AUTO].
•
If you have changed the battery pack while [
AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use with the [EXPOSURE]
set (or vice versa), select [
AUTO] and aim
your camcorder at a nearby white object for
about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
•
Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change
the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your
camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or
vice versa.
•
Set [WHT BAL] to [
AUTO] or [ONE
PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent
lamps.
•
The setting returns to [
AUTO] when you
turn the power off for more than 12 hours.
EXPOSURE
WHT BAL (White balance)
AUTO
MANU–
AL
EXPOSURE
OK
0:00:00
STBY
60min
1
2
Operation button items (Continued)