Canon XA10 XA10 Instruction Manual - Page 64

Exposure Adjustment Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). In such cases, adjusting the exposure will correct this. This camcorder features a dedicated recording program, [y Manual Exposure], for adjusting the exposure manually. However, you can also adjust the exposure when using other recording programs. 64 Using the Manual Exposure Recording Program Using the [y Manual Exposure] recording program, you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and gain to achieve the desired exposure. Operating modes: 1 Activate the [y Manual Exposure] recording program. [FUNC.] [Rec. Programs] [y Manual Exposure] 2 Touch the control button of the setting you wish to adjust. Aperture Shutter speed Gain Adjustment dial 3 Touch [y] or [A] to set the desired value. • You can also drag your finger along the dial. • The exposure will change according to the setting's new value. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other settings. • Before touching [a], you can also use the zebra pattern (see below) and waveform monitor (0 84). 4 Touch [a]. NOTES • When adjusting the exposure, you can also use the waveform monitor (0 84). • If you set 6 [Custom Key/Dial] to [ Manual Exposure] (0 90), you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and gain with the CUSTOM dial.