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Backlight Compensation

 

 

 

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LED Light

 

 

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Backlight compensation brightens the subject

 

When shooting with insufficient light at night, the

quickly. With simple operation, dark portions of

 

LED light turns on to improve visibility during

the subject are brightened by increasing the

 

shooting.

 

 

 

exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press LIGHT to turn the light on and display one

1 Set the power switch to .

 

 

 

 

 

of the following indicators.

 

 

 

2 Press and hold ( / ) so that

is

 

 

: The light remains always on regardless of

 

the surrounding conditions.

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: The light turns on automatically when there

3 Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

 

) once so that the

 

indicator

 

is insufficient light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To turn off the light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To cancel backlight compensation

 

 

 

 

Press LIGHT repeatedly so that /

indicator

Press

(

 

) twice so that the

 

 

indicator

 

disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

1 Set the power switch to .

 

2 Press and hold ( / ) so that

is

displayed.

 

3 Press ( ) twice so that the indicator appears.

●The spot metering area frame appears at the centre.

4 Press / to select the desired spot metering area frame.

5 Press 49. The setting is completed.

To lock the exposure

After step 4, press and hold 49 for over 2 seconds. The indicator appears.

To cancel spot exposure control

Press ( ) once so that the indicator disappears.

NOTES:

●Spot exposure control may not be possible when some other functions are activated.

●Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum result may not be attained.

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JVC GZ-MG40EK, GZ-MG20EK, GZ-MG30EK, GZ-MG50EK manual LED Light, Spot Exposure Control, Backlight Compensation
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GZ-MG50EK, GZ-MG20E, GZ-MG50E, GZ-MG30EK, GZ-MG30E specifications

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