Selecting Automatic Mode and Manual

Adjustment

You can select three types of adjustment mode for exposure, shutter speed, white balance, focus, and

recording level.

  Automatic Mode: offers you worry free operation under most shooting conditions.  Normally use

this mode.  Set HOLD/AUTO LOCK selector to AUTO LOCK.

  PROGRAM AE Mode: offers you three PROGRAM AE modes to fit the shooting situation.  Set

HOLD/AUTO LOCK selector to center (auto lock release) position.

  Manual Adjustment: offers you creative recording under various conditions.  Set HOLD/AUTO

LOCK selector to center (auto lock release) position.

Mode

Exposure (iris)

Shutter Speed

White Balance

Focus*

Recording Level

Automatic

A

A

A

A/M

A

PROGRAM AE

   Priority to Iris

M

A

S

A/M

M

   Priority to shutter

A

M

S

A/M

M

   Twilight

A

A

S

A/M

M

   (No indication)

A

A

S

A/M

M

   Manual

A

M

S

A/M

M

A: Automatic adjustment

M:Manual adjustment

S: Select

*: You can select automatic or manual to adjust focusing at any mode.

Using Automatic Mode

Set HOLD/AUTO LOCK selector to AUTO LOCK.  In automatic mode, the camcorder adjusts the

exposure, shutter speed**, white balance, and recording level automatically.  The focus can be adjusted

automatically by setting the FOCUS switch to AUTO.

** When the A SHUTTER mode in the menu system (page 20) is set to

ON: 1/60 to 1/250 automatic adjustment

OFF: 1/60 fixed

HOLD

Advanced Operations

AUTO LOCK

PROGRAM AE Mode

You can select from three PROGRAM AE modes.

In this mode, you can adjust exposure (p. 38), shutter speed (p. 40),white balance (p. 43),  and recording

level (p. 46) manually.

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