Sony DCR-PC1000 Manual

DCR-PC1000 2-591-678-11(1)

CAMERA SET menu

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.

     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.

     SUNSET&MOON**( )

Select to maintain the atmosphere of 
situations such as sunsets, general night 

views or fireworks.

    LANDSCAPE**( )

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 

to focus on subjects only a short distance 
away. Items with two asterisks (

**) can be 

adjusted to focus on subjects farther away.

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.

1

2



  Touch the point where you want to fix and 

adjust the exposure on the screen.

 appears.



  Touch [END].

To return the setting to automatic exposure, 
touch [AUTO]



[END].

•  If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is 

automatically set to [MANUAL].

You can fix the brightness of a picture 
manually. When recording indoors on 
a clear day, for instance, you can avoid 
backlight shadows on people next to the 
window by fixing the exposure to that of 
the wall side of the room.