Sony DCR-HC62 Operating Guide - Page 39

3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. b Notes • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. • When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white object while is flashing quickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELECT] is set to [AUTO]. z Tips • 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. • When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if you change the [SCENE SELECT] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance. AUTOSLW SHTR (Auto Slow Shutter) When you set [AUTOSLW SHTR] to [ON], the shutter speed is slowed down automatically to 1/30 in dark places. SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to a subject not located in the center of the screen. 1 2 1 Touch the subject on the screen. 9 appears. 2 Touch [END]. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] t [END]. b Notes • If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. FOCUS You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/ (focusing on distant subjects) to sharpen the focus. appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away. 3 Touch . To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] t . b Notes • The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto. z Tips • It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (Telephoto) to adjust the focus, then towards W (Wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording. When you want to record a subject at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (Wide angle), then adjust the focus. Continued , 39 Using the Menu