Certain subjects, like clouds or white objects, are easily overexposed and can end up appearing as bright areas where all detail is lost. Using the [Highlights] setting, you can touch the brightest area inside the e frame and the camcorder will automatically make corrections so that area is not overexposed. When you touch a dark area in the picture or the highlights are too bright, the camcorder may not be able to correctly adjust the exposure.
After step 1 above:
[5] 8[Highlights]* 8[f]
* Touch [Normal] to return the camcorder to normal Touch AE settings.
NOTES
•This function can also be assigned to the custom key/dial (091).
•If the recording program is changed during exposure lock, the cam- corder will return to automatic exposure.
•When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, the camcorder automatically corrects for the backlight. You can turn off the automatic backlight correction with the 7/88[Auto Backlight Correction] setting.
Using the Zebra Pattern
You can use the zebra pattern to identify areas that might be overex- posed, so you can correct the exposure appropriately. The camcorder offers two levels of zebra pattern: With [b100%] only areas that will lose detail in the highlight areas will be identified, while [a70%] will identify also areas that are dangerously close to losing detail.
[FUNC.] 8[e Exposure] 8[5] 8[70%] or [100%] 8 [f] 8[a] or [b]* 8[a]
* Touch again to turn off the zebra pattern.
• The zebra pattern will appear on the overexposed areas of the picture.
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