Sony HVR-Z5E Operation Guide - Page 31

z Tips • It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower shutter speed. Manual focusing with your camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended. • The picture may flicker or change colors under fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury lamps. You can reduce flickering by setting the shutter speed to an appropriate frequency in the extended clear scan ( ) range ([ECS FREQ.], p. 69). • When recording a subject such as a monitor screen, set the shutter speed in the extended clear scan ( ) range in order to obtain images with no horizontal bands of noise. You can set the shutter speed for the extended clear scan from [ECS FREQ.] in the (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 69). To adjust the shutter speed automatically Press the SHUTTER SPEED button E twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO. The shutter speed value disappears, or appears next to the shutter speed value. b Notes • When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris, gain, white balance) also become automatic. . Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter) You can record the subject clearly by using the ND filter B when the recording environment is too bright. The ND filters 1, 2 and 3 reduce the volume of light to about 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64, respectively. If flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 1. If flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 2. If flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 3. The ND filter indicator will stop flashing and remain on the screen. If flashes, set the ND filter to OFF. will disappear from the screen. b Notes • If you change the ND filters B during recording, the movie and sound may be distorted. • When adjusting the iris manually, the icon does not flash even if the light volume should be adjusted with the ND filter. z Tips • While recording a bright subject, diffraction may occur if you close the aperture further down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a common phenomenon with video cameras). The ND filter B suppresses this phenomenon and gives better recording results. Adjusting to natural color (White balance) You can adjust and fix the white balance according to the lighting conditions of recording environment. You can store white balance values in memory A ( A) and memory B ( B), respectively. Unless a white balance is readjusted, values will remain even after the power has been turned off. When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR], [INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is Continued , 31 Recording/Playback