Sony HD1000P User Manual

Diagonal stripes appear in portions of the 
screen where brightness is at a preset level.
This is useful as a guide when adjusting the 
brightness. When you change the default 
setting, 

 is displayed. The zebra pattern 

is not recorded.

B

OFF
The zebra pattern is not displayed.

70
The zebra pattern appears at a screen 
brightness level of about 70 IRE.

100
The zebra pattern appears at a screen 
brightness level of about 100 IRE or 
higher.

b

• Portions of the screen where brightness is about 

100 IRE or higher may appear overexposed.

z

• IRE represents the screen brightness.

When you set [HISTOGRAM] to [ON], the 
[HISTOGRAM] (a graph to display a 
distribution of tones in your picture) 
window appears on the screen.
This item is useful when you adjust 
exposure. You can adjust the [EXPOSURE] 
or [AE SHIFT] checking the 
[HISTOGRAM] window. The 
[HISTOGRAM] will not be recorded on a 
tape or “Memory Stick Duo.” 

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• The left area on the graph shows the darker 

areas of the picture while the right area shows 
the brighter areas.

A still image is recorded after about 10 
seconds.

Press PHOTO when [SELF-TIMER] is set 
to [ON] and 

 appears.

To cancel the count down, touch [RESET].

To cancel the self-timer, select [OFF].

You can select the maximum zoom level in 
case you want to zoom to a level greater 
than 10 × (the default setting) while 
recording on a tape. Note that the image 
quality decreases when you are using the 
digital zoom.

B

OFF
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically.

20 ×
Up to 10 × zoom is performed optically, 
and after that, up to 20 × zoom is 
performed digitally.

You can compensate for camera shake (The 
default setting is [ON]). Set 
[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (

) when 

using a tripod (optional), then the image 
becomes natural.

Brighter

Darker

Brightness

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The right side of the bar shows the digital 
zooming factor. The zooming zone 
appears when you select the zooming 
level.