Manual Exposure Adjustment - Canon MD255 Instruction Manual

• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
4
Push the joystick (
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to
focus on faraway subjects such as
mountains or fireworks.
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
1
Keep the joystick pushed (
toward [FOCUS] for more than
2 seconds.
• appears.
• Pushing the joystick (
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• If you operate the zoom or the
joystick (
"MF" and the camcorder returns to
manual focusing mode.
2
Push the joystick (
[BACK] to save the focus
adjustment.
NOTES
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch
to .
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Manual Exposure Adjustment

At times, backlit subjects may appear
too dark (underexposed) or subjects
under very strong lights may appear too
bright or glaring (overexposed). To
correct this, you can manually adjust
the exposure.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: (except for the
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
1
If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press (
display it.
2
Push the joystick (
[EXP].
[EXP] on the joystick guide changes
to light blue and the exposure
adjustment indicator
neutral value "±0" appear on the
screen.
3
Adjust ( ) the brightness of the
image as required.
• The adjustment range and the
length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on
the initial brightness of the picture.
• Pushing the joystick (
[EXP] again will return the
camcorder to automatic exposure.
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EXP
BACK
) to
) toward
and the
) toward
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