52Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color 
Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
NOTES
This function can also be activated with the CUSTOM key (
61).
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.
POINTS TO CHECK
(
12) Mode switch: 
1If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press (
) to display it.
2Push the joystick (
) toward 
.
•If 
does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick
(
) toward [NEXT] to display the joystick guide in the illustration above.
•
appears.
•Pushing the joystick (
) toward 
again will end the backlight correction mode.
Manual Exposure Adjustment
POINTS TO CHECK
(
12)
Mode switch: 
(except for the
[ 
FIREWORKS] recording program).
1If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press (
) to display it.
2ush the joystick (
) toward [EXP].
•If [EX ] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (
) toward [NEXT] to display the joystick guide in the illustration above.
•The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value “±0” appear on the screen.
•If you operate the zoom while the exposure is locked, the brightness of the image may change.
3Adjust (
) the brightness of the image as required.
•The adjustment range and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the initial brightness of the picture.
•Pushing the joystick (
) toward [EXP] again will return the camcorder to automatic exposure.