Operating Guide

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DCR-HC90 2-548-307-11(1)
AE SHIFT
You can adjust the exposure using
/ . and the setting value appear
when the exposure is anything other than
the default setting.
• Touch if the subject is white or the
backlight is bright, or touch if the subject
is black or the light is dim.
• You can adjust the automatic exposure level to
brighter or darker when [EXPOSURE] is set to
[AUTO].
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located in the center
of the screen.
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2

Touch the subject on the screen.
 appears.

Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO][END].
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. Select
this when you want to focus on a certain
subject intentionally.
 Touch [MANUAL].
 appears.
 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
sharpen the focus. appears when the
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
 Touch .
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] in step

.
• 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 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 feet) for telephoto.
TELE MACRO
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such
as flowers or insects. As you can take close-
ups from a distance, your shadow does not
disturb the picture and the subject stands
out clearer.
When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
( ), the zoom (p. 24) moves to the top of
the T (Telephoto) side automatically and
allows for recording subjects at a close
distance, down to about 37 cm (14 5/8 in.).
To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide-
angle (W side).
• When recording a distant subject, it may
difficult to focus on and take time for focusing.
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 42)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
CAMERA SET menu (continued)