Canon VIXIA HF G60 Instruction Manual - Page 60

Exposure Compensation, Backlight Correction, Open the expo, creen.

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Adjusting the Exposure Exposure Compensation You can compensate the exposure that was set using automatic exposure, in order to darken or lighten the image. This function can only be used when the shooting mode is set to ', , or ". 60 1 Open the exposure screen. [FUNC] > [y Exposure Comp.] • If the exposure was locked, select [ ] to release the exposure lock. 2 Drag your finger along the dial to compensate the exposure. • You can set a compensation value from -2 to +2 in 1/4 EV increments. 3 Select [X]. • [AE] and the exposure compensation value will appear on the left of the screen. NOTES • If you set the CUSTOM dial's function to [y Exposure Comp.] (A 83), you can compensate the exposure with the CUSTOM dial and button. • The exposure lock will be released in the following cases: - When the power switch or mode switch is operated. - When the shooting mode is changed. - When the resolution, frame rate or look is changed. Backlight Correction When you need to record a scene with constant backlight conditions, you can use backlight correction to make the picture, especially the darker areas, brighter. 1 Select [ BLC Always On]. [FUNC] > [ BLC Always On] 2 Select [ On] and then select [X]. • will appear on the left of the screen and the exposure will be adjusted to account for backlight conditions. NOTES • You can also use the > [v Camera Setup] > [Auto Backlight Correction] setting to activate the automatic backlight correction function. However, the automatic correction cannot be used when [FUNC] > [Looks] is set to [ Neutral] or [ Wide DR]. • Backlight correction cannot be turned on/off when [FUNC] > [Looks] is set to [ exposure is locked. Wide DR] and the • If you set an assignable button to [ BLC Always On] (A 84), you can press the button to turn the backlight correction on/off. • Backlight correction is not available in the following cases: - When the shooting mode is set to [T Fireworks]. - When the shooting mode is set to n and [FUNC] > [Looks] is set to [ Wide DR]. • Backlight correction will be deactivated in the following cases: - When the power switch or mode switch is operated. - When the shooting mode is changed. - When the frame rate or look is changed.

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Adju
s
ting the Expo
s
ure
60
Exposure Compensation
You can compensate the exposure that was set using automatic exposure, in order to darken or lighten the
image. This function can only be used when the shooting mode is set to
,
or
.
1 Open the expo
s
ure
s
creen.
[FUNC]
>
[
y
Exposure Comp.]
If the exposure was locked, select [
] to release the exposure lock.
2 Drag your finger along the dial to compen
s
ate the expo
s
ure.
You can set a compensation value from –2 to +2 in 1/4 EV increments.
3
S
elect [
X
].
[AE] and the exposure compensation value will appear on the left of the screen.
NOTES
NOTES
If you set the CUSTOM dial’s function to [
y
Exposure Comp.] (
A
83), you can compensate the exposure
with the CUSTOM dial and button.
The exposure lock will be released in the following cases:
-
When the power switch or mode switch is operated.
-
When the shooting mode is changed.
-
When the resolution, frame rate or look is changed.
Backlight Correction
When you need to record a scene with constant backlight conditions, you can use backlight correction to make
the picture, especially the darker areas, brighter.
1
S
elect [
BLC Alway
s
On].
[FUNC]
>
[
BLC Always On]
2
S
elect [
On] and then
s
elect [
X
].
will appear on the left of the screen and the exposure will be adjusted to account for backlight conditions.
NOTES
NOTES
You can also use the
>
[
v
Camera Setup]
>
[Auto Backlight Correction] setting to activate the
automatic backlight correction function. However, the automatic correction cannot be used when [FUNC]
>
[Looks] is set to [
Neutral] or [
Wide DR].
Backlight correction cannot be turned on/off when [FUNC]
>
[Looks] is set to [
Wide DR] and the
exposure is locked.
If you set an assignable button to [
BLC Always On] (
A
84), you can press the button to turn the backlight
correction on/off.
Backlight correction is not available in the following cases:
-
When the shooting mode is set to [
T
Fireworks].
-
When the shooting mode is set to
n
and [FUNC]
>
[Looks] is set to [
Wide DR].
Backlight correction will be deactivated in the following cases:
-
When the power switch or mode switch is operated.
-
When the shooting mode is changed.
-
When the frame rate or look is changed.