Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color,=*e_,
Adjusting the Picture:
Exposure,Focusand Color
Manual Exposure Adjustment
At times, backIit subjects may appear too
dark (underexposed) or subjects under
very strong lights may appear too bright
or glaring (overexposed). To correct this,
you can manually adjust the exposure.
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Mode switch: P (except for the
[[]FIREWORKS] recording program).
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
Reflective surfaces
Subjects with low contrast or /
without vertical lines
Fast Moving Subjects
Through wet windows
Night Scenes
1 Ifthejoystickguidedoesnotappear
on screen, press (_)) to display it.
2 Push the joystick (A) toward [EXP].
• If [EXP] does not appear on the joystick
guide, repeatedly push the joystick (T)
toward [NEXT] to display the joystick
guide in the illustration above.
• The exposure adjustment indicator
oml==o and the neutral value "+0"
appear on the screen.
• tf you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of the
image may change.
3 Adjust (4_) the brightness of the
image as required.
• The adjustmentrange andthe length of
the exposureadjustmentindicatorwill vary
depending on the brightness of the picture
at the time you locked the exposure.
• Pushing the joystick (_,) toward
[EXP] again will cancel the exposure
lock and return the camcorder to
automatic exposure.
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Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch: P
1 Ifthejoystickguidedoesnotappear
on screen, press (_)) to display it.
2 Push the joystick (j,) toward
[FOCUS].
• If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (_) toward [NEXT] to display
the joystick guide in the illustration
above.
• "MF" appears.