Manually Adjusting the Exposure

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).

Mode switch

Omni Selector/EXP button

Exposure Lock

1.Set the camcorder to a recording mode ( or )

and move the mode switch to a position other than .

Exposure cannot be adjusted in the Fireworks recording program (SCN).

2.Push the omni selector ( ) towards EXP.

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.

Pushing the omni selector ( ) again will cancel the exposure lock and return the camcorder to the previous setting.

Exposure Adjustment

During exposure lock:

Adjust ( ) the brightness of the image as required.

The adjustment range depends on the brightness of the picture at the time you locked the exposure.

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Canon DC 20, DC 10 Manually Adjusting the Exposure, Exposure Lock, Exposure Adjustment, Push the omni selector towards EXP