Canon UC800 - Exposure Control and Backlight Compensation

Advanced
Functions
Exposure Control
B
The camera adjusts the exposure automatically,
making sure that your pictures are neither too dark
or too light. There is a choice of six recording
programs to deal with different recording conditions
(see p. 24).
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This section explains how to use two more
exposure functions. These will give you added
control over your recordings.
The camera usually adjusts the exposure so that it
is suitable for the whole scene, and especially for
the area in the centre of the viewfinder. FlexiZone
AE allows you to choose any part of the scene, so
that even if your subject is towards the edge of the
screen, or if it is very bright or very dark, it will still
be properly exposed.
1. T urn the program selector to o.
* The FlexiZone control frame appears in the
viewfinder.
If the subject is brightly lit from behind, it may
appear under-exposed and lacking in detail. To
compensate for this, use the BLC function.
1. Make sure one of the Custom Keys is
set to BLC. (see p. 20).
2. If your subject is backlight and
under-exposed press and hold the
“BLC” Custom Key.
• The camera will compensate for this as long
as you hold the key down.
3. Release the key when it is no longer
needed.
• You can only use backlight compensation
when you have selected the Easy Recording
or FlexiZone Recording program.
2. Use the FlexiZone controller to move
the frame over the subject.
• The controller can be moved in any direction.
3. Press the FLEXIZONE AE button.
• The camera adjusts the exposure to suit the
area that is currently inside the frame. You
can move the frame to focus on something
else, but the exposure area will not move with
it.
• EXP.LOCK appears in the viewfinder.
4. Press the button again when you want
to cancel FLEXIZONE AE.
• The exposure is now adjusted to suit the
centre of the screen again.
• Press the button once more if you want to
adjust the exposure for the frame’s new
position.
Note:
• FlexiZone AE can also be operated with the
Custom Keys (See p. 20 for details.)