User manual SONY DCR-VX9000

[. . . ] Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony digital camcorder. With your digital camcorder you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your digital camcorder is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. [. . . ] A landscape shot from a moving car or train · A moving roller coaster in overcast days · Replacement for the ND2 filter (to halve the exposure) in situations of glare a sunny beach or a snow covered mountain. In sunny weather (to avoid an out-of-focus picture due to a small aperture) Shutter speed 1/500 ­ 1/10000 1/100 ­ 1/500 Notes on the slow shutter speed · You cannot use the slow shutter when DIGITAL MODE is set to OVERLAP. When using slow shutter, focusing can become difficult. In this case set focus to manual and put the digital camcorder on a tripod. notes on the high shutter speed · Using high shutter speed can cause the image to darken. Depending on the shutter speed, a screen may flicker and a color of screen may change when you record under the illumination by a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, a sodium light and a mercury lamp. In such a case, fix shutter speed in 1/100 in an area of 50 Hz and in 1/60 in an area of 60 Hz. If the picture is too dark even with the aperture fully open, and using the slowest acceptable shutter speed, adjust the gain to make the picture as bright as necessary. When shooting night scenes in automatic setting, the picture may become dark. To brighten the picture, the digital camcorder will automatically turn the gain value up, and picture noise can develop. In this case, adjust the gain in accordance with the atmosphere of the subject. Using the dial, you can select ­3, 0, 3, 6, 9, or PRESET. the gain indicator appears in the viewfinder. If you turn the dial to PRESET (preset gain), the setting you selected in the menu activates. When you want to choose a gain setting higher than 9, select the appropriate level from the G PRESET menu. (1) Open the cover, then press MENU to display the menu. (3) Press You can select the following settings: ­3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 dB. Note on the gain If you set gain too high, picture noise results. White balance is the adjustment to make white subjects look white and to obtain a more natural color balance. You can obtain better results by adjusting the white balance manually when lighting conditions change quickly or when recording outdoors, e. Shooting with lighting condition on the subject set and with the white balance set in a particular condition · Recording a sunset/sunrise, just after sunset, just before sunrise [c], neon signs, or fireworks [d] To fix the white balance by using one-push white balance, select and see "Locking the white balance setting". To return to automatic white balance mode Locking the white balance setting (One-push white balance mode) When you set the white balance to one-push white balance mode, the setting is locked and maintained even if lighting conditions change. [. . . ] When the batteries become weak or dead, the Remote Commander does not work. To avoid damage from possible battery leakage Remove the batteries when you will not use the Remote Commander for a long time. You can avoid having the digital camcorder accidentally respond to signals from other remote commanders by setting the VTR4/ID/VTR2 switch to ID. Use the supplied Remote Commander when you set the switch to ID. [. . . ]