User manual SONY DCR-SX83E

[. . . ] 4-171-510-11(1) Table of contents 8 11 19 35 44 51 71 91 Getting started Recording/Playback Making good use of your camcorder Saving images with an external device DCR-SX73E/SX83E Digital Video Camera Recorder Customizing your camcorder Additional information "Handycam" Handbook Quick reference 2010 Sony Corporation Read this first Supplied items The numbers in ( ) are the supplied quantity. AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (Mains lead) (1) A/V connecting cable (1) USB cable (1) Rechargeable battery pack NP-FV30 (1) CD-ROM "Handycam" Application Software (1) "PMB" "Handycam" Menu items, LCD panel, and lens (software, including "PMB Help") Handbook (PDF) A menu item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions. The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99. 99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue, or green in color) that appear constantly on the LCD screen. [. . . ] Adjust the brightness when the subject is too bright or too dark. 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 Touch the subject in the frame of which you want to adjust the exposure. To return the setting to automatic exposure, touch [AUTO]. GB 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]. 58 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. ON ( ) The zoom (p. 23) moves to the top of the T (telephoto) side automatically and allows recording subjects at a close distance down to about 38 cm (15 in. ). 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. When you want to record a subject at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus. The focal distance information (distance at which the subject is focused on; used as a guide if it is dark and focus adjustment is difficult) appears for a few seconds in the following cases. (This information will not display correctly if a conversion lens (sold separately) is being used. ) When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual When you set focus manually Notes When recording a distant subject, focusing may be difficult and can take some time. 58) when it is hard to focus automatically. SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow rec) Fast moving subjects and actions, which cannot be captured under the ordinary shooting conditions, can be shot in smooth moving slow-motion for about 3 seconds. Press START/STOP on the [SMTH SLW REC] screen. An about-3-second movie is recorded as a 12-second-slow-motion movie. [Recording. . . ] disappears, when recording is finished. to cancel the smooth slow Customizing your camcorder TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects, such as flowers or insects. You can blur out backgrounds and the subject stands out clearer. (TELE MACRO is also canceled when you move the zoom lever to the W side. ) To change the setting Touch (OPTION), then select the setting you want to change. 59 GB SHOOTING SET [TIMING] Select the recording start point after START/STOP is pressed. The default setting is [3sec AFTER]. (Items for customized shooting) See "Using menus" (p. The default settings are marked with . REC MODE (Recording mode) [3sec AFTER] See page 24. GUIDEFRAME [3sec BEFORE] Notes You cannot record sound. Image quality is not as good as that of normal recording. You can display the frame and check that the subject is horizontal or vertical. Does not display the guide frame. Tips Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guide frame makes a balanced composition. [. . . ] "DVDirect" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. [. . . ]