Cannon XL2 instruction manual Using the Skin Detail Function, Activating the Skin Detail Function

Using the Skin Detail Function

You can adjust hue, chroma, area and Y level to determine the skin area and soften the details to reduce the appearance of skin imperfections. A zebra pattern identifying the skin area appears, alternating with the normal picture (a white pattern appears on a connected TV or computer screen).

Activating the Skin Detail Function

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CAMERA SETUP

SKIN D.SET

SKIN DETAIL••OFF

Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP] and [SKIN D.SET]. Select [SKIN DETAIL], set it to [HIGH], [MIDDLE] or [LOW] and close the menu.

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Determining the Skin Area

(	24)	CAMERA SETUP	SKIN D.SET	HUE••••••••••G	R
				CHROMA••••••• -	+
				AREA••••••••• -	+
				Y LEVEL•••••• -	+

Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP] and [SKIN D.SET]. Select [HUE], [CHROMA], [AREA] or [Y LEVEL], adjust the levels and close the menu.

•HUE: Adjust the hue for detection of the skin area. Adjusting to [R] detects reddish skin colour, and to [G] detects greenish skin colour.

•CHROMA: Adjust the saturation for detection of the skin area. Adjusting to [+] detects brighter skin colour, and to [-] detects lighter skin colour.

•AREA: Adjust the colour range for detection of the skin area. Adjusting to [+] detects a wide colour range, and to [-] detects a narrow colour range.

•Y LEVEL: Adjust the brightness for detection of the skin area. Adjusting to [+] detects brighter skin colour, and to [-] detects darker skin colour.

You cannot record on the tape while determining the skin area.

Recording

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