Sony HDR-XR520 User Manual

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EXPOSURE

You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too 

bright or too dark.

Steps
In recording mode,   (OPTION) 

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

 [EXPOSURE] 

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 [MANUAL] 

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 (darker)/

 (brighter) 

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To adjust the exposure automatically, touch [AUTO].

Tips

You can adjust the exposure manually also by using MANUAL dial.

FOCUS

You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus 

on a certain subject intentionally.

Steps
In recording mode,   (OPTION) 



 

 



 [FOCUS] 



 [MANUAL] 



 

 (focusing on 

close subjects)/

 (focusing on distant subjects) 



 

 



 

To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO].

Notes

When you set [FOCUS] to [MANUAL],  appears.

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.

Tips

 appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and   appears when the focus cannot be 

adjusted farther away.

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.

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