Cannon HG20 instruction manual Light Metering Mode, Capturing a Photo from the Playback Scene

Light Metering Mode

The camcorder measures the light reflected from the subject in order to calculate the optimal exposure settings. Depending on the subject, you may want to change the way the light is measured and evaluated.

Options		 Default value
[	Evaluative]

Appropriate for standard shooting conditions, including backlit scenes. The camcorder divides the picture into several areas and the light is measured in all of them to achieve the optimal exposure for the subject.

[ Center-Weighted Average]

Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the center.

[ Spot]

Meters only the area within the spot AE point frame. Use this setting to adjust the exposure to match the subject in the center of the screen.

FUNC.

[ Evaluative] Desired option

FUNC.

Capturing a Photo from the Playback Scene

You can capture frames from a scene as photos. The size of the captured photo will be [ 1920x1080] and it cannot be changed, but you can select the photo quality.

POINTS TO CHECK

Set [TV Type] to [ Wide TV] before using this function ( 94).

FUNC.

[ Menu] [Photo Capture Quality] Desired photo quality*

FUNC.

*The number displayed at the bottom indicates the approximate number of photos that can be recorded with the current quality setting.

TO CAPTURE THE PHOTO

1Play back the scene containing the picture you want to capture.

2Pause the playback at the point you want to capture.

3 Press PHOTO fully.

NOTES

•The data code of the photo will reflect the date and time of recording of the original scene.

•A photo captured from a scene with lots of fast movement may be blurred.

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