Sony HDR-XR520 User Manual

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Notes
If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements 
may appear with block noise when you play back the image.
Tips
See page 119 for the expected recording time of each recording mode.
You can select the [REC MODE] for each recording media separately.
Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps.
AUDIO MODE
You can change the recording sound format.
Steps
 (HOME) 
   (SETTINGS) 
 [MOVIE SETTINGS] 
 [AUDIO MODE] 
 a desired 
setting 
 
 
   
 
 5.1ch SURROUND
(
)
Records sound in 5.1ch surround.
2ch STEREO
(
)
Records sound in 2ch stereo.
AE SHIFT
You can adjust the exposure manually.
Steps
   (HOME) 
   (SETTINGS) 
 [MOVIE SETTINGS] 
 [AE SHIFT] 
 [ON] 
 
 (darker)/
 (brighter) 
 
 
   
 
 OFF
Adjusts the exposure automatically.
ON (
 and the 
adjustment value)
Adjusts the exposure manually.
Tips
You can adjust the automatic exposure level to brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to [AUTO].
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 also adjust the setting manually using the MANUAL dial (p. 38).
WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)
You can adjust the white balance manually.
Steps
 (HOME) 
   (SETTINGS) 
 [MOVIE SETTINGS] 
 [WB SHIFT] 
 [ON] 
 
 (bluish)/
 (reddish)