Shooting techniques to match your circumstances
Optimizing the camera
automatically – PROGRAM AE
SPOTLIGHT*
This effect prevents people's faces, for
example, from appearing excessively white
when shooting subjects lit by strong light.
PORTRAIT (soft portrait)
This effect brings out the subject while creating
a soft background for subjects such as people
or flowers.
SPORTS (sports lesson)*
This effect minimises camera-shake on fast-
moving subjects such as in tennis or golf.
BEACH&SKI*
This effect prevents people's faces from
appearing dark in strong light or reflected
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or on a
ski slope.
SUNSETMOON (sunset & moon)**
This effect allows you to maintain atmosphere
when you are recording sunsets, general night
views, fireworks displays and neon signs.
LANDSCAPE**
This effect is for when you are recording
distant subjects such as mountains, and
prevents your camcorder from focusing on
glass or metal mesh in windows when you are
recording a subject behind glass or a screen.
* Your camcorder focuses only on subjects in
the middle to far distance.
** Your camcorder focuses only on distant
subject.
1
Set the mode dial to
(Still).
2
Press SETUP.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
[ SETUP ] : END
3
Select
(MANUAL SET) with v/V, then
press ENTER.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
AUTO
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
RETURN
[ SETUP ] : END
4
Select [PROGRAM AE] with v/V, then
press ENTER.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
AUTO
P EFFECT
SPOTLIGHT
D EFFECT
PORTRAIT
WHT BAL
SPORTS
AUTO SHTR
BEACH&SKI
SUNSETMOON
RETURN
LANDSCAPE
[ SETUP ] : END
5
Select the desired effect with v/V, then
press ENTER.
MANUAL SET
PROGRAM AE
SPOTLIGHT
P EFFECT
D EFFECT
WHT BAL
AUTO SHTR
RETURN
[ SETUP ] : END
6
Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears from the
LCD display.
To cancel PROGRAM AE
Set [PROGRAM AE] to [AUTO] in step 5.
Notes
•The following functions do not work with
PROGRAM AE:
– Colour Slow Shutter
– OLD MOVIE
•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, PROGRAM
AE does not work. (The indicator flashes.)
•You cannot use SPORTS to record still
images. (The indicator flashes.)
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