EN 29
FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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ADVANCED FEATURES
Manual exposure control is recommended in the
following situations:
● When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
● When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
● When the background is overly dark or the subject
is bright.
1 Open the LCD monitor fully.
2 Set the Power Switch to “REC”
3 Set the recording mode to “M”. (墌 pg. 19)
4 Press MENU.
5 Select “FUNCTION”, press SET or .
6 Select “EXPOSURE”, press SET or .
7 Select the appropriate exposure, press SET
or .
● To brighten the image, press . To darken the
image, press , maximum +/-6.
8 Press MENU.
NOTES:
● If the adjustment does not cause any visible
change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”.
(墌 pg. 24)
● You cannot use the manual exposure control at
the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (墌 pg. 32), or with the
backlight compensation.
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris
contracts in well-lit environments to keep too
much light from entering, and dilates in dim
environments to allow in more light.
Use this function in the following situations:
● When shooting a moving subject.
● When the distance to the subject changes (so its
size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder
changes), such as when the subject is backing
away.
● When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
● When shooting objects under a spotlight.
● When zooming.
1 Perform steps 1 – 6 in “Exposure Control”.
(墌 pg. 29)
2 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold
SET or for over 2 seconds. The “ ” indication
appear.
3 Press SET or . The iris is locked.
4 Press MENU.
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 Set the recording mode
to “M”. (墌 pg. 19)
3 Press so that the
Backlight Compensation indicator “ ” appears.
To cancel Backlight Compensation
Press 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.
Exposure Control
EXPOSURE
±
0
2
SET
Select
Iris Lock
Backlight Compensation
SET
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