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Backlight Compensation, Spot Exposure Control, White Balance Adjustment

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36 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING Backlight Compensation Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly. With simple operation, backlight compensation feature brightens the dark subject portion by increasing the exposure. 1 Set the Power Switch to "REC". 2 Press BACKLIGHT so that the Backlight Compensation indicator " " appears. To cancel Backlight Compensation Press BACKLIGHT twice so that the " " indicator disappears. NOTE: Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white. Spot Exposure Control Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise exposure compensation. You can select one of the three metering areas on the LCD monitor/viewfinder. M 1 Set the Power Switch to "REC". 2 Set the recording mode to " ". (੬ pg. 15) 3 Press BACKLIGHT twice so that the Spot Exposure Control indicator " " appears. ● A spot metering area frame appears at the center of the LCD monitor/viewfinder. 4 Press 2 or 1 to select the desired spot metering area frame. 5 Press SET. ● Spot Exposure Control is engaged. ● Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of the selected area most appropriate. To lock the iris After step 4, press and hold SET over 2 seconds. The " " indication appears and the iris is locked. To cancel Spot Exposure Control Press BACKLIGHT once so that the " " indicator disappears. NOTES: ● You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the same time with following functions. • "16:9" in "WIDE MODE" (੬ pg. 33) • "STROBE" in EFFECT (੬ pg. 38) • Digital Zoom (੬ pg. 20) ● Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum result may not be attained. White Balance Adjustment The white balance refers to the correctness of color reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced. The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. However, more advanced camcorder operators control this function manually to achieve a more professional color/ tint reproduction. To change the setting Set "W. BALANCE" to the desired mode. (੬ pg. 29) ● The selected mode indicator except "AUTO" appears. [AUTO]: White balance is adjusted automatically. MWB: Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting. ("Manual White Balance Adjustment" (੬ pg. 37)) FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day. CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day. [ ] = Factory-preset To return to automatic white balance Set "W. BALANCE" to "AUTO". (੬ pg. 29)

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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
36
EN
Backlight compensation brightens the subject
quickly.
With simple operation, backlight compensation
feature brightens the dark subject portion by
increasing the exposure.
1
Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2
Press
BACKLIGHT
so that the Backlight
Compensation indicator “
” appears.
To cancel Backlight Compensation
Press
BACKLIGHT
twice so that the “
”
indicator disappears.
NOTE:
Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light
around the subject to become too bright and the
subject to become white.
Selection of a spot metering area enables more
precise exposure compensation. You can select
one of the three metering areas on the LCD
monitor/viewfinder.
1
Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2
Set the recording mode to “
”.
(
±
pg. 15)
3
Press
BACKLIGHT
twice so that the Spot
Exposure Control indicator “
” appears.
●
A spot metering area frame appears at the
center of the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
4
Press
2
or
1
to select the desired spot
metering area frame.
5
Press
SET
.
●
Spot Exposure Control is engaged.
●
Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of
the selected area most appropriate.
To lock the iris
After step
4
, press and hold
SET
over 2
seconds. The “
” indication appears and the iris
is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press
BACKLIGHT
once so that the “
”
indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the
same time with following functions.
•
“16:9” in “WIDE MODE” (
±
pg. 33)
•
“STROBE” in EFFECT (
±
pg. 38)
•
Digital Zoom (
±
pg. 20)
●
Depending on the shooting location and condition,
optimum result may not be attained.
The white balance refers to the correctness of
color reproduction under various lighting. If the
white balance is correct, all other colors will be
accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted
automatically. However, more advanced
camcorder operators control this function
manually to achieve a more professional color/
tint reproduction.
To change the setting
Set “W. BALANCE” to the desired mode.
(
±
pg. 29)
●
The selected mode indicator except “AUTO”
appears.
[AUTO]
: White balance is adjusted
automatically.
MWB
: Adjust the white balance manually
when shooting under various types of lighting.
(“Manual White Balance Adjustment”
(
±
pg. 37))
FINE
: Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD
: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
[
]
= Factory-preset
To return to automatic white balance
Set “W. BALANCE” to “AUTO”. (
±
pg. 29)
Backlight Compensation
Spot Exposure Control
White Balance Adjustment