Canon XF400 XF400 XF405 Instruction Manual - Page 72

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

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Adjusting the Exposure NOTES • The camcorder will return to automatic exposure in the following cases. - When the camcorder is turned off. 72 - When the operating mode, shooting mode or frame rate is changed. - When [FUNC] > [Looks] is switched between [ Wide DR] and one of the other settings or vice versa. Exposure Compensation You can compensate the exposure that was set using automatic aperture, 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 exposure screen. [FUNC] > [y Exposure Comp.] • If the exposure was locked, touch [ ] to unlock the automatic exposure. • An adjustment dial will appear on the screen. • You can touch [ ] to display the zebra pattern (A 73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas. 2 Touch [Ï] or [Ð], or drag your finger along the dial, to compensate the exposure. • You can select one of 17 exposure compensation levels from -2 to +2. 3 Touch [X]. • [AE] and the exposure compensation value will appear in orange at the left of the screen. NOTES • If you set [B System Setup] > [CUSTOM Dial & Button] to [y Exposure Comp.] (A 97), you can compensate the exposure with the CUSTOM dial and button. 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. This function cannot be used when the shooting mode is set to T or when infrared recording is activated. 1 Select [ BLC Always On]. [FUNC] > [ BLC Always On] 2 Touch [ On] and then touch [X]. • will appear at the left of the screen. NOTES • The camcorder also has an automatic backlight correction function that you can turn on/off with the [v Camera Setup] > [Auto Backlight Correction] setting. The automatic correction can be more convenient when you need to shoot under changing light conditions. This function cannot be used when [FUNC] > [Looks] is set to [ Wide DR]. • If you set an assignable button to [ BLC Always On] (A 98), you can press the button to turn the constant backlight correction on and off.

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Adju
s
ting the Expo
s
ure
72
NOTES
NOTES
•
The camcorder will return to automatic exposure in the following cases.
-
When the camcorder is turned off.
-
When the operating mode, shooting mode or frame rate is changed.
-
When [FUNC]
>
[Looks] is switched between [
Wide DR] and one of the other settings or vice versa.
Exposure Compensation
You can compensate the exposure that was set using automatic aperture, 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, touch [
] to unlock the automatic exposure.
•
An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
•
You can touch [
] to display the zebra pattern (
A
73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas.
2 Touch [
Ï
] or [
Ð
], or drag your finger along the dial, to compen
s
ate the expo
s
ure.
•
You can select one of 17 exposure compensation levels from –2 to +2.
3 Touch [
X
].
•
[AE] and the exposure compensation value will appear in orange at the left of the screen.
NOTES
NOTES
•
If you set [
B
System Setup]
>
[CUSTOM Dial & Button] to [
y
Exposure Comp.] (
A
97), you can
compensate the exposure with the CUSTOM dial and button.
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.
This function cannot be used when the shooting mode is set to
T
or when infrared recording is activated.
1
S
elect [
BLC Alway
s
On].
[FUNC]
>
[
BLC Always On]
2 Touch [
On] and then touch [
X
].
•
will appear at the left of the screen.
NOTES
NOTES
•
The camcorder also has an automatic backlight correction function that you can turn on/off with the
[
v
Camera Setup]
>
[Auto Backlight Correction] setting. The automatic correction can be more convenient
when you need to shoot under changing light conditions. This function cannot be used when [FUNC]
>
[Looks] is set to [
Wide DR].
•
If you set an assignable button to [
BLC Always On] (
A
98), you can press the button to turn the constant
backlight correction on and off.