Canon DC22 Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
Advanced Functions
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POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch:
Available aperture values
[1.8], [2.0], [2.4], [2.8], [3.4], [4.0], [4.8],
[5.6], [6.7], [8.0], [9.5], [11], [14], [16]
1Select the recording program
[ APERTURE-PRIO.AE] as
described in Selecting the
Recording Program ( 47).
2Press ( ).
3Change ( ) the aperture value and
press ( ) to save the setting.
Smaller aperture values (or f/
numbers) represent a larger lens
opening, and vice versa.
NOTES
Available aperture values vary depending on
the zoom position.
The aperture value flashes when the selected
aperture is not appropriate for the recording
condition. In such case, readjust the aperture.
Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
Manual Exposure Adjustment
Adjust the exposure when a subject is
underexposed (for example, when backlit
subjects appear too dark in the image) or
overexposed (for example, when
recording subjects under very strong light
and they appear too bright or glaring in
the image).
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: (except for the
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
1Press ( ) .
• The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value “±0”
appear on the screen.
• If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of the
image may change.
2Adjust ( ) the brightness of the
image as required.
• The adjustment range and the length
of the exposure adjustment indicator
will vary depending on the brightness
of the picture at the time you locked
the exposure.
• Pressing ( ) again will cancel
the exposure lock and return the
camcorder to automatic exposure.
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FUNC.
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Adjusting the Picture:
Exposure, Focus and Color
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