Manual Exposure Adjustment - Canon DC410 Instruction Manual

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:
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
1
Press
guide.
If [EXP] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (
it.
2
Push the joystick (
[EXP].
• The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value "±0"
appear on the screen.
• The adjustment range and the
length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on the
initial brightness of the picture.
• If you operate the zoom, the
brightness of the image may
change.
3
Adjust (
image as necessary and press
• The exposure adjustment indicator
will change to white and the
exposure will be locked.
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(except for the
EXP
NEXT
to display the joystick
) toward [NEXT] to display
) toward
) the brightness of the
• During exposure lock, press
and push the joystick (
[EXP] again to return the camcorder
to automatic exposure.
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
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manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without
vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
1
Press
guide.
If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (
it.
2
Push the joystick (
[FOCUS].
"MF" appears.
3
Adjust (
.
necessary and press
• The focus will be locked.
) toward
(
FOCUS
NEXT
to display the joystick
) toward [NEXT] to display
) toward
) the focus as
.
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