Adjusting the exposure manually

You can manually adjust and set the exposure.

Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases:

The subject is backlit

Bright subject and dark background

To record dark pictures (e.g. night scenes) faithfully

(1) Press EXPOSURE in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. The exposure indicator appears on the screen.

(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness.

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EXPOSURE

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To return to the automatic exposure mode

Press EXPOSURE.

Note

When you adjust the exposure manually, the backlight function does not work in CAMERA or MEMORY mode.

Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic mode:

if you change the PROGRAM AE mode

if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON

Operations Recording Advanced

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