Sony HDR-HC5 Manual
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Tips
• Touch
if the subject is white or the
backlight is bright, or touch
if the subject
is black or the light is dim.
• You can adjust the automatic exposure level to
brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to
[AUTO].
[AUTO].
• For HDR-HC7:
You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
You can adjust the color intensity with
/
.
appears when [CAMERA
COLOR] is anything other than the default
setting.
setting.
You can adjust the white balance to the
desired setting using
desired setting using
/
.
and the setting value appear when [WB
SHIFT] is anything other than the default
setting.
setting.
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Tips
• When the white balance is set to a lower value,
pictures appear bluish, and when set to a higher
value, pictures appear reddish.
value, pictures appear reddish.
• For HDR-HC7:
You can also adjust the setting manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
You can select and adjust the focal point to
a subject not located in the center of the
screen.
a subject not located in the center of the
screen.
1
Touch the subject on the screen.
9
9
appears.
2
Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO]
[AUTO]
t [END] in step 1.
b
Notes
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
1
Touch [MANUAL].
9
9
appears.
2
Touch
(focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
sharpen the focus.
appears when the
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
farther away.
3
Touch .
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO]
[AUTO]
t
in
step
1
.
b
Notes
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
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Tips
• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the
power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want
to record a subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want
to record a subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
• For HDR-HC7:
You can also adjust the focus manually using
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
the CAM CTRL dial (p. 27).
CAMERA COLOR
WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)
SPOT FOCUS
Decreases color
intensity
intensity
Increases color
intensity
intensity
1
2
FOCUS
CAMERA SET menu (Continued)