Sony CX550VE User Manual

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Recording in mirror mode
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the 
camcorder (), then rotate it 180 degrees 
to the lens side ().
Tips
A mirror-image of the subject appears on the 
LCD screen, but the image will be normal when 
recorded.
Controlling the image settings 
manually with the MANUAL dial
You can assign 1 menu item you use often 
to the MANUAL dial.
Since the focus adjustment is assigned to 
the MANUAL dial in the default settings, 
the operation below is described as 
adjusting the focus using the dial.
   
Press MANUAL to activate the 
manual adjustment mode.
Pressing MANUAL switches the 
setting mode between automatic and 
manual.
   
Rotate the MANUAL dial to adjust 
the focus.
Items you can assign to the MANUAL 
dial
[FOCUS] ... p. 74
[EXPOSURE] ... p. 73
[IRIS] ... Shoots images with the IRIS priority 
mode. If you adjust the IRIS, you can sharpen 
the subject with its background blurred or 
sharpen the whole image.
[SHUTTER SPEED] ... Shoots images with 
the SHUTTER SPEED priority mode. When 
you shoot a moving subject at a higher shutter 
speed, it appears as if frozen on the image. At 
a lower shutter speed, the subject appears as if 
it flowing.
[AE SHIFT] ... p. 74
[WB SHIFT] ... p. 75
To assign the menu item to the 
MANUAL dial
 Press and hold MANUAL down for a 
few seconds.
 Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the 
item to be assigned.
 Press MANUAL.



MANUAL button
MANUAL dial