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AdvancedFeatures(Cont.)

Exposure Control

Usually this is adjusted automatically. However, when the background is too bright or too dark in compari- son with the subject, the exposure could be corrected manually. Factory preset is “AUTO”.

Lock button

5S

 

M

OFF Y

 

A

P

 

 

 

AL

Power Dial

Select Dial

Exposure control indicator

Display

FOCUS

AUTO

4EXPOSURE

MANUAL

W. BALANCE

AUTO

FADER

OFF

/ WIPE

 

P. AE

OFF

/ EFFECT

 

RETURN

Manual Mode

Item Menu

EXP.

0

1 SELECT OPERATION MODE

First turn the Power Dial to “ M ” while pressing down the lock button located on the dial, make sure the viewfinder is pulled out.

2 ACCESSMENU MANUAL MODE ITEM

Press the Select Dial. The Manual Mode Item Menu appears.

3 ACCESS EXPOSURE CONTROL Move the pointer and highlight bar to “EXPO- SURE” by rotating the Select Dial, then press it. Rotate the Select Dial to display “MANUAL”, then press it. The Manual Mode Item Menu disappears and “EXP.” and the Exposure Control indicator are displayed.

4 ADJUST EXPOSURE

Rotate the Select Dial to brighten or darken the image.

• The adjustment range is from –6 to +6.

5 END ADJUSTMENT OF EXPOSURE Press the Select Dial. Exposure adjustment is complete. The indication “EXP.” changes to “MANUAL”.

• If you want to reset the exposure, repeat step 2.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

.... rotate the Select Dial to display “AUTO” then

press it in step 3. The Exposure Control indicator disappears. Or set the Power Dial to

A

”.

 

 

NOTES:

After the Power Dial is set to “OFF”, Exposure Control is reset to “AUTO”.

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the following situations:

When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

When shooting on a reflective natural back- ground such as at the beach or when skiing.

When the background is overly dark or the subject light.

Brightness control of the display

To adjust the brightness of the display, rotate the Select Dial (pg. 19). Note that the actual recorded image's brightness can not be changed by rotating this dial.

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JVC GR-DV808 manual Brightness control of the display, Adjust Exposure, To Return To Automatic Exposure Control

GR-DV808 specifications

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