Sony Dcr-hc96 Manual

DCR-HC36/HC46/HC96

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B

Plays back with main and sub sound (or 
stereo sound).

Plays back with main sound (or the left 
channel sound).

Plays back with sub sound (or the right 
channel sound).

• You can play back, but cannot record a dual 

sound track cassette on your camcorder.

• The setting returns to [STEREO] when you turn 

the power off for more than 12 hours.

See page 80.

The recorded picture will not be affected by 
this operation.

x

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD 
screen.

1

Adjust the brightness with 

/

.

2

Touch .

x

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD 
screen’s backlight.

B

Standard brightness.

Brightens the LCD screen.

• When you connect your camcorder to outside 

power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically 
selected for the setting.

• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is 

slightly reduced during recording.

x

You can adjust the color on the LCD screen 
with /

.

x

You can adjust the brightness of the 
viewfinder.

B

Standard brightness.

Brightens the viewfinder screen.

• When you connect your camcorder to outside 

power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically 
selected for the setting.

• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is 

slightly reduced during recording.

x

You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio 
picture appears in the viewfinder and the 
LCD screen by setting [WIDE SELECT] to 
[16:9 WIDE]. The recorded picture will not 
be affected by this operation.

B

Normal setting (standard type of display)

Expands the picture vertically if black 
bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect 
ratio are undesirable.

x

You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio 
picture appears in the viewfinder.

B

Normal setting (standard type of display)

Expands the picture vertically if black 
bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect 
ratio are undesirable.

Low intensity

High intensity