Sony HXR-MC2000U User Manual
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INDOOR ()
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:
Indoors
At party scenes or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly
Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH (
)
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
Touch [ONE PUSH].
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
Touch [
].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in the
memory, the indicator stops flashing.
Notes
Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the
color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool
white fluorescent lamps.
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white objects 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
SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].
Tips
If you have changed the battery pack while
[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), 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 the lighting conditions
changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors
from inside the house, or vice versa, you need
to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust
the white balance.
SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/
focus)
focus)
You can adjust the brightness and focus
for the selected subject simultaneously.
This function enables you to use [SPOT
METER] (p. 78) and [SPOT FOCUS]
(p. 79) at the same time.
Touch the subject in the frame of which you
want to adjust the brightness and focus.
To adjust the brightness and focus
automatically, touch [AUTO].
Notes
[EXPOSURE] and [FOCUS] are automatically
set to [MANUAL].
SPOT METER (Flexible spot
meter)
meter)
You can adjust and fix the exposure
to the subject, so that it is recorded in
suitable brightness even when there is
strong contrast between the subject and
the background, such as subjects in the
spotlight on stage.
Touch the subject in the frame of which you
want to adjust the exposure.
To return the setting to automatic exposure,
touch [AUTO].