Sony HDR-HC1 - 2.8 MP High Definition MiniDV Camcorder

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HDR-HC1 2-631-458-11(1)
Functions used for recording/playback, etc.
Recording
To use zoom ................ 
Move the power zoom lever slightly for
a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Close view:
(Telephoto)
When using the zoom ring
, set the FOCUS/
ZOOM switch
to ZOOM and rotate it at the
desired speed ( appears).
You cannot change the zoom speed with the
zoom buttons
on the LCD frame.
The minimum distance required between your
camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus
is about 1 cm (about 1/2 in.) for wide angle and
about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 ft.) for telephoto.
You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] if you want to
zoom to a level greater than 10 × (p. 48).
Zooming may not be able to catch up the
rotating speed of the ring if it is rotated too fast.
To fix the brightness of the picture
manually (exposure) ............. 
EXPOSURE/VOL lever
EXPOSURE button
You can fix the brightness of a picture
manually. When recording indoors on
a clear day, for instance, you can avoid
backlight shadows on people next to the
window by fixing the exposure to that of
the wall side of the room. Set the AUTO
LOCK switch to OFF beforehand (p. 27).
Press EXPOSURE .
Adjust the brightness by moving the
EXPOSURE/VOL lever up or
down.
appears. Move the lever up to
make the image brighter and move it down
to make the image darker.
To return to the automatic mode, press
EXPOSURE again.
The setting you have made will return to the
default setting if you set the POWER switch to
OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.
To record in dark places (NightShot)
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Set the NIGHTSHOT switch
to ON.
( and [”NIGHTSHOT”] appear.)
To record an image brighter, use Super
NightShot function (p. 47).To record an image
more faithful to the original colors, use Color
Slow Shutter function (p. 47).
The NightShot and Super NightShot function
use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the
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