User manual SONY HDR-UX1E

[. . . ] Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website. Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Read this before operating your camcorder Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this unit. [. . . ] You can also adjust the setting manually using the camera control ring (p. Select this to prevent people's faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light. 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. Select this to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. Select this to prevent people's faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light, such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope. 1 Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen. Select this to maintain the atmosphere of situations such as sunsets, general night views or fireworks. Select this to shoot distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject. Items with one asterisk (*) are adjusted to focus on subjects only a short distance away. Items with two asterisks (**) are adjusted to focus on subjects farther away. The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours. The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. 2 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. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. Do not shake your camcorder while is flashing quickly. Flashes slowly if white balance could not be set. If keeps flashing even after you have touched , set [WHITE BAL. If you changed the battery pack, or moved your camcorder to or from outdoors when [AUTO] was selected, aim your camcorder at a nearby white object with [AUTO] for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa. ] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours. [. . . ] If the disc is recorded with HD (high definition) image quality, various editing functions are possible on your camcorder after recording. If the case of SD (standard definition) image quality, you must choose a recording mode: VIDEO mode or VR mode. In the case of VR mode, various editing functions are possible on your camcorder. A menu screen that enables you to select a particular scene from a disc being played back on another device. [. . . ]