Shooting techniques to match your circumstances
Shooting backlit subjects
–BACK LIGHT
When you shoot a subject with the light source behind the subject or a subject with a light background, use the backlight.
BACK LIGHT button
1 Set the mode dial to 
(Movie) or (Still).
2 Press BACK LIGHT.
The . indicator appears on the LCD display.
To cancel BACK LIGHT
Press BACK LIGHT again.
Note
If you press EXPOSURE (page 48) when shooting with BACK LIGHT, the backlight will be canceled.
Shooting in the dark
–NightShot/Super NightShot/ Color Slow Shutter
NightShot enables you to shoot a subject in the night or in a dark place. When using Night
Shot, the picture may be recorded in incorrect | Shooting |
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or unnatural colors. |
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SUPER NS/COLOR | movies/still |
NIGHTSHOT | |
SLOW S button |
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switch | images |
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NIGHTSHOT |
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light emitter |
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To use NightShot
1 Set the mode dial to 
(Movie) or (Still).
2 Slide the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON.
The and “NIGHTSHOT” indicators flash on the LCD display.
To cancel the NightShot mode
Slide the NIGHTSHOT switch to OFF.
Notes
•Do not use the NightShot mode in bright places (e.g. outdoors in the daytime). This may cause your camcorder to malfunction.
•If focusing is difficult with the autofocus mode when using the NightShot mode, focus manually.
•While recording using the NightShot Light, do not obstruct the Infrared rays (NightShot Light) emitter with your finger.
•While using NightShot, you cannot use the following functions:
–Exposure
–PROGRAM AE (The indicator flashes)
–White balance
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