Sony DCR-SX20E User Manual

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from inside the house, or vice versa, you need 
to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust 
the white balance.
EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture 
manually. Adjust the brightness when the 
subject is too bright or too dark.
Select 
/
 to adjust the brightness.
To adjust the exposure automatically, select 
[AUTO].
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can 
select this function also when you want to 
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
Select 
 (nearby subject)/
 (distant 
subject) to adjust the focus.
To adjust the focus automatically, select 
[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 150 cm (about 59 1/8 in.) 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.
The focal distance information (distance at 
which the subject is focused on; used as a guide 
if it is dark and focus adjustment is difficult) 
appears for a few seconds in the following cases.
When the focus mode is switched from 
automatic to manual
When you set focus manually
TELE MACRO
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such 
as flowers or insects. You can blur out 
backgrounds and the subject stands out 
clearer.
 OFF
Cancels TELE MACRO. (TELE MACRO is 
also canceled when you move the zoom lever 
to the W side.)
ON ( )
The zoom (p. 25) moves to the top of the T 
(telephoto) side automatically and allows 
recording subjects at a close distance down to 
about 38 cm (15 in.).
Notes
When recording a distant subject, focusing may 
be difficult and can take some time.
Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 60) 
when it is hard to focus automatically.