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| Backlight Compensation |
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| ● You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the | ||
Backlight compensation brightens the subject |
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| • “SQUEEZE” in “WIDE MODE” ( pg. 33) | ||||||||
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| • “STROBE” in “PROGRAM AE” ( pg. 42) | |||||||||
With simple operation, backlight compensation |
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| • Digital Zoom ( pg. 19) | |||||||||
feature brightens the dark subject portion by |
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| • Manual Exposure Control | |||||||||
increasing the exposure. |
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1 Set the Power Switch to “M”. |
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2 Press BACK LIGHT so that the Backlight |
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| White Balance Adjustment | |||||||
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Compensation indicator “ |
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To cancel Backlight Compensation |
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| The white balance refers to the correctness of | ||||||||||
Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the “ |
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| colour reproduction under various lighting. If the | |||||||||
indicator disappears. |
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| white balance is correct, all other colours will be | ||||||||||
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Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light |
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around the subject to become too bright and the |
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subject to become white. |
| camcorder operators control this function | |||||||||
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| manually to achieve a more professional colour/ | ||
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| Spot Exposure Control |
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Selection of a spot metering area enables more precise exposure compensation. You can select one of the three metering areas on the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the Spot Exposure Control indicator “ 
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●A spot metering area frame appears at the centre of the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
3 Press + or – to select the desired spot metering area frame.
4 Press MENU.
●Spot Exposure Control is engaged.
●Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of the selected area most appropriate.
To lock the iris
After step 3, press and hold MENU over 2 seconds. The “
” indication appears and the iris is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press BACK LIGHT once so that the “ 
” indicator disappears.
Set “u” to the desired mode. ( pg. 31)
●The selected mode indicator except “AUTO” appears.
[AUTO]: White balance is adjusted automatically.
MWB: Adjust the white balance manually when shooting under various types of lighting. ( “Manual White Balance Adjustment”)
FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
HALOGEN: A video light or similar type of lighting is used.
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To return to automatic white balance Set “u” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 31)
Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.
