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Automatic Backlight Correction and Manual Exposure Adjustment, Automatic Backlight Correction

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Video Automatic Backlight Correction and Manual Exposure Adjustment Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). To correct this, you can manually adjust the exposure or use the automatic backlight correction. ( 26) POINTS TO CHECK Select a recording mode other than [ FIREWORKS]. Automatic Backlight Correction When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, you can have the camcorder automatically correct for the backlight with the press of a single button. Press BLC . • appears. • Press BLC again to end the backlight correction mode. 1 If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press to display it. If [EXP] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward [EXP]. The exposure adjustment indicator and the neutral value "±0" appear on the screen. 3 Adjust the ( ) the brightness of the image as required. The adjustment range and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the initial brightness of the picture. 4 Press . • The exposure adjustment indicator will change to white and the exposure will be locked. • If you operate the zoom during exposure lock, the brightness of the image may change. • During exposure lock, press and push the joystick ( ) toward [EXP] again to return the camcorder to automatic exposure. 50

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Video
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Automatic Backlight Correction and
Manual Exposure Adjustment
At times, backlit subjects may appear
too dark (underexposed) or subjects
under very strong lights may appear too
bright or glaring (overexposed). To
correct this, you can manually adjust
the exposure or use the automatic
backlight correction.
POINTS TO CHECK
Select a recording mode other than
[
FIREWORKS].
Automatic Backlight Correction
When shooting subjects with a strong
light source behind them, you can have
the camcorder automatically correct for
the backlight with the press of a single
button.
Press
.
•
appears.
• Press
again to end the backlight
correction mode.
Manual Exposure Adjustment
1
If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press
to
display it.
If [EXP] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (
) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (
) toward
[EXP].
The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value “±0”
appear on the screen.
3
Adjust the (
) the brightness of
the image as required.
The adjustment range and the length
of the exposure adjustment indicator
will vary depending on the initial
brightness of the picture.
4
Press
.
•
The exposure adjustment indicator
will change to white and the
exposure will be locked.
• If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of
the image may change.
• During exposure lock, press
and push the joystick (
) toward
[EXP] again to return the
camcorder to automatic exposure.
(
26)
BLC
BLC