Adjusting the Exposure Manually
Adjust the exposure when a backlit subject becomes underexposed, or overexposed due to bright light.
Program selector
Joystick
1. Set the program selector to 
.
2. | If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, |
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| press ( ) to display it. | EXP |
3. | Push the joystick ( ) towards [EXP] to enter the | BACK |
| exposure lock mode. |
[EXP] on the joystick guide will be displayed in light blue and the
exposure adjustment indicator and the neutral value “±0” appear on the screen.
4.Adjust ( 
) the brightness of the image as necessary.
To return to the automatic exposure, push the joystick ( 
) towards [EXP] once more. The exposure adjustment indicator will disappear and [EXP] will turn white again.
5.Push the joystick ( 
) towards [BACK] to save the exposure setting.
•When you operate the zoom during exposure lock, the brightness of the image may change.
•The adjustment range depends on the brightness at the time you locked the exposure.
6.If necessary, press ( 
) again to hide the joystick guide.
The manual exposure setting will reset to auto exposure when you turn the camcorder off or change the recording program.
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