Canon XC15 User Manual - Page 72

Creating a User-defined Look, and then touch

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Using Looks Options (for photos) [ Standard]: Standard profile for general photo shooting situations. [ 72 [ Portrait]: Landscape]: Appropriate for taking photos of people, as this look brings out a sense of vitality in skin tones. Makes colors in the landscape appear more vivid. [ Neutral]: The details of the subject are emphasized, which helps create an image that is suitable for editing later. [ Faithful]: Faithfully reproduces the colors of the subject. [ Monochrome]: Allows you to take a black & white photo. [ Sepia]: Allows you to take a sepia-toned photo. [ Clear]: The contrast in the image is emphasized, making the subject clearer and stand out more. [ Autumn Hues]: Brings out the beauty of colors found in, for example, autumn foliage. [ { User Setting 1], [ { User Setting 2]: Allows you to create a customized look. Start with one of the pre-installed looks and adjust the settings as necessary. Adjusting the Settings of a Pre-installed Look 1 Touch [ ]. 2 Adjust the desired setting by touching [-] or [+]. • [Sharpness]: 0 (low sharpness) to 7 (high sharpness) [Contrast]1: -4 (low contrast) to +4 (high contrast) [Color Depth]2: -4 (shallower colors) to +4 (richer colors) 1 Not available for [ 2 Not available for [ Production Camera], [ Wide DR] or [ - Highlight Priority]. Neutral], [ Monochrome] and [ Sepia]. NOTES • When using the [ - Highlight Priority] look, you can set [ System Setup] > [1] > [- View Assistance] to [i On] to display a more accurate looking image on the screen. • When using the [ - Highlight Priority] look, taking photos during mode is not available. Creating a User-defined Look You can create your user-defined looks based on one of the pre-installed looks. The camcorder can store two user-defined looks for clips and two for photos. 1 Touch [FUNC.] and then touch [Looks] (in mode) or [Looks] (in mode). 2 Select which user-defined setting icon to use. • Select [ v User Setting 1] or [ v User Setting 2] for clips and [ [ { User Setting 2] for photos. { User Setting 1] or 3 Touch and then touch [Standard]. 4 Select the look that will be the basis of the user-defined look. 5 Touch [Yes] and then touch [OK]. 6 Adjust the settings as described in the previous section. • The settings for [ Canon Log] cannot be adjusted. 7 Touch [X]. Table of Contents Menus Index

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U
s
ing Loo
ks
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Menus
Table of Contents
Index
Option
s
(for photos)
Adjusting the Settings of a Pre-installed Look
1
Touch [
].
2
Adjust the desired setting by touching [-] or [+].
• [Sharpness]:
0 (low sharpness) to 7 (high sharpness)
[Contrast]
1
:
-4 (low contrast) to +4 (high contrast)
[Color Depth]
2
:
-4 (shallower colors) to +4 (richer colors)
1
Not available for [
Production Camera], [
Wide DR] or [
Highlight Priority].
2
Not available for [
Neutral], [
Monochrome] and [
Sepia].
NOTES
When using the [
Highlight Priority] look, you can set [
System Setup]
>
[1]
>
[
View Assistance]
to [
i
On] to display a more accurate looking image on the screen.
When using the [
Highlight Priority] look, taking photos during
mode is not available.
Creating a U
s
er-defined Loo
k
You can create your user-defined looks based on one of the pre-installed looks. The camcorder can store two
user-defined looks for clips and two for photos.
1 Touch [FUNC.] and then touch
[Loo
ks
] (in
mode) or
[Loo
ks
] (in
mode).
2
S
elect which u
s
er-defined
s
etting icon to u
s
e.
Select [
v
User Setting 1] or [
v
User Setting 2] for clips and [
{
User Setting 1] or
[
{
User Setting 2] for photos.
3 Touch
and then touch [
S
tandard].
4
S
elect the loo
k
that will be the ba
s
i
s
of the u
s
er-defined loo
k
.
5 Touch [Ye
s
] and then touch [O
K
].
6 Adju
s
t the
s
etting
s
a
s
de
s
cribed in the previou
s
s
ection.
The settings for [
Canon Log] cannot be adjusted.
7 Touch [
X
].
[
Standard]:
Standard profile for general photo shooting situations.
[
Portrait]:
Appropriate for taking photos of people, as this look brings out a sense of vitality in skin
tones.
[
Landscape]:
Makes colors in the landscape appear more vivid.
[
Neutral]:
The details of the subject are emphasized, which helps create an image that is suitable for
editing later.
[
Faithful]:
Faithfully reproduces the colors of the subject.
[
Monochrome]:
Allows you to take a black & white photo.
[
Sepia]:
Allows you to take a sepia-toned photo.
[
Clear]:
The contrast in the image is emphasized, making the subject clearer and stand out more.
[
Autumn Hues]:
Brings out the beauty of colors found in, for example, autumn foliage.
[
{
User Setting 1],
[
{
User Setting 2]:
Allows you to create a customized look. Start with one of the pre-installed looks and
adjust the settings as necessary.