User manual SONY HDR-CX180E

[. . . ] Click "Handycam" Handbook HDR-CX130E/CX160E/CX180E 2011 Sony Corporation 4-271-479-11(1) GB Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Index Using the "Handycam" Handbook You will find information on using your camcorder to its fullest in this "Handycam" Handbook. Read the "Handycam" Handbook in addition to the Operating Guide (a separate volume). Information on using your camcorder connected to a computer will be also found in the Operating Guide and the "PMB Help" that is the Help of the supplied "PMB (Picture Motion Browser)" software. Table of Contents Searching for information quickly Click an item on the right edge of each page, and you will jump to the page for that item. Click here. Enjoy Useful Functions You can search for an item by keyword using Adobe Reader. Refer to the Help of Adobe Reader for tips on how to use Adobe Reader. [. . . ] You cannot record movies with [Golf Shot] when you set the image quality to standard definition image quality (STD). Enjoy Useful Functions On the [Golf Shot] screen, frame the subject in the white frame in the center of the screen, then press START/STOP right after the subject has taken a swing. When the sound of a club hitting the ball is detected, the recording time period is automatically adjusted according to at that moment. The point when you press START/STOP Tips To use the self-timer, touch [ / ]. With [ / ] set to [On], press START/STOP to start countdown of the timer. The point when countdown reaches 0 is assumed as the moment of impact and motion before and after 0 is recorded. If camera shake is excessive, or there are moving objects in the background during recording, image analysis will not be performed effectively, and images may contain noise as a result. It is recommended that you record images under stable conditions (for example, using a tripod). Impact sound may be detected by the internal microphone even when an external microphone is attached. Index The sound of a club hitting the ball* The camcorder records images in this 2 seconds period. GB Camera/Mic (Items for customized shooting) See "Using menus" (p. The default settings are marked with . Notes Set [White Balance] to [Auto] or adjust the color in [One Push] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. While the camcorder is recording a movie, is grayed out and [One Push] cannot be set. If you set [White Balance], [Scene Selection] is set to [Auto]. Table of Contents White Balance You can adjust the color balance to the recording environment. Auto The white balance is adjusted automatically. Outdoor ( ) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Outdoors Night views, neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps Tips If you have changed the battery pack while [Auto] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. When the white balance has been set with [One Push], if the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [One Push] procedure to readjust the white balance. Enjoy Useful Functions Indoor () The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps Spot Meter/Fcs (Spot meter/ focus) You can adjust the brightness and focus for the selected subject simultaneously. 68) at the same time. One Push ( ) Index The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject. Touch [ ]. Touch the subject of which you want to adjust the brightness and focus. To adjust the brightness and focus automatically, touch [Auto]. GB Notes [Exposure] and [Focus] are automatically set to [Manual]. Exposure You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark. Table of Contents Spot Meter (Flexible spot meter) 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. Touch / to adjust the brightness. To adjust the exposure automatically, touch [Auto]. Focus Enjoy Useful Functions Touch the subject of which you want to adjust the exposure. To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [Auto]. You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. Notes [Exposure] is automatically set to [Manual]. Spot Focus You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located at the center of the screen. Touch (nearby subject)/ (distant subject) to adjust the focus. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [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 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in. ) for telephoto. Index Touch the subject of which you want to adjust the focus. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [Auto]. Notes [Focus] is automatically set to [Manual]. GB 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. [. . . ] MultiMediaCard is a trademark of MultiMediaCard Association. Table of Contents Enjoy Useful Functions Index 101 GB All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Furthermore, and are not mentioned in each case in this Handbook. Read "license3. pdf " in the "License" folder on the CD-ROM. You will find licenses (in English) of "C Library, " "zlib, " and "libjpeg" software. Table of Contents On GNU GPL/LGPL applied software The software that is eligible for the following GNU General Public License (hereinafter referred to as "GPL") or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter referred to as "LGPL") are included in the camcorder. This informs you that you have a right to have access to, modify, and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL/LGPL. [. . . ]