Canon HV20 Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color, Press BLC, POINTS TO CHECK, Manual Exposure Adjustment, Automatic Backlight Correction

48Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

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-Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage.

-Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes.

-White points may appear on the screen.

-Autofocus may not work as well as in other modes. In such case, adjust the focus manually.

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-The subject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shaded places. Check the image on the screen.

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-To avoid camcorder shake, we recommend

using a tripod. Make sure to use a tripod

especially in , as the shutter speed slows down.

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

Manual Exposure Adjustment and Automatic Backlight Correction

At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). To correct this you can use the automatic backlight correction or manually adjust the exposure.

Automatic Backlight Correction

When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, you can have the camcorder automatically correct for the backlight with the press of a single button.

Press BLC .

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•Press BLC again to end the backlight correction mode.

Manual Exposure Adjustment

POINTS TO CHECK

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