Sony HDR-PJ650E User Manual

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Adv
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Using the manual 
adjustment features
It is convenient to make manual 
adjustments using the MANUAL dial, 
by assigning a menu item ([Focus] in the 
default setting) to the MANUAL dial.
Press MANUAL to switch to 
manual operation mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the operation 
mode between manual and automatic.
Rotate the dial to make the 
adjustment.
Items you can control with the 
MANUAL dial
[Focus] (p. 50)
[Exposure] (p. 50)
[IRIS] (p. 50)
[Shutter Speed] (p. 50)
[AE Shift] (p. 50)
[White Balance Shift] (p. 50)
To assign the menu item to the 
MANUAL dial
Press and hold MANUAL down for a few 
seconds.
Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the 
item to be assigned.





Dial Setting
RESET
[MANUAL]: EXEC
Focus
Exposure
IRIS
Shutter Speed
AE Shift
White Balance Shift
STBY
Select [RESET] to reset the items adjusted 
manually to the default settings.
Press MANUAL.
The camera data that appears on the 
LCD screen will differ, depending on 
the recording settings of the camcorder. 
The settings will be displayed with the 
following icons.
: Automatic
: Exposure is set manually.
: IRIS priority
: Shutter speed priority
Notes
Manual settings will be retained even if you 
change the assigned item of the MANUAL dial. 
However, if you set [Exposure] after setting 
[AE Shift] manually, [Exposure] will override 
[AE Shift].
If you set either one of [Exposure], [IRIS], or 
[Shutter Speed], the settings of other 2 items 
are canceled.
[Data Code] (p. 52)



MANUAL button
MANUAL dial