Shooting with manual adjustment
Adjusting exposure
Adjust the exposure manually under the following cases.
[a][b]
[a]
•The background is too bright (back lighting) •Insufficient light: most of the picture is dark
[b]
•Bright subject and dark background •To record the darkness faithfully
(1) Set the AUTO LOCK selector to the center (auto lock release) position while the camcorder is in standby, recording, or memory mode.
(2) Press EXPOSURE. The exposure indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
(3) Turn the EXPOSURE dial to adjust the exposure.
As you turn the dial, the iris value changes between OPEN and CLOSE and the gain value changes between 0 dB and 18dB.
To brighten the picture, adjust the level to the + side.
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F5.6 0dB
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AUTO LOCK
HOLD
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To return to automatic exposure mode
Set the AUTO LOCK selector to AUTO LOCK or press EXPOSURE. The exposure indicator disappears from the LCD or viewfinder screen.
If you press PROGRAM AE when adjusting the exposure manually
The exposure comes back to automatic adjustment again.
When you focus in telephoto
You cannot choose F1.6 and F2.0.
