Sony DCR-DVD103 User Guide

DCR-DVD92/DVD103/DVD203/DVD403/DVD602/DVD653/DVD703/DVD803 

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CAMERA SET

The default settings are marked with 

.

The indicators in parentheses appear when 
the items are selected.

You can record pictures effectively in 
various situations with the PROGRAM AE 
function.
   AUTO

Select to automatically record pictures 
effectively without the [PROGRAM AE] 
function.

     SPOTLIGHT*( )

Select to prevent people’s faces from 
appearing excessively white when subjects 
are lit by strong light.

Select to bring out the subject such as 
people or flowers while creating a soft 
background.

     SPORTS* (Sports lesson) ( )

Select to minimize shake when shooting 
fast moving subjects.

     BEACH&SKI*( )

Select to prevent people’s faces from 
appearing dark in strong light or reflected 
light, such as at a beach in midsummer or 
on a ski slope.

**

Select to maintain the atmosphere of 
situations such as sunsets, general night 
views or fireworks.

**

Select to shoot distant subjects clearly. 
This setting also prevents your camcorder 
from focusing on glass or metal mesh 
in windows that comes in between the 
camcorder and the subject.

•

  Items with one asterisk (

*

) can be adjusted 

so as not to focus on subjects only a short 
distance away. Items with two asterisks (

**

) 

can be adjusted to focus on subjects farther 
away.

•

  The setting returns to [AUTO] when you 

have the power source disconnected from 
your camcorder for more than 5 minutes.

You can adjust and fix the exposure 
to the subject, so that it is recorded in 
suitable brightness even when there is 
strong contrast between the subject and 
the background, such as subjects in the 
spotlight on stage.