Exposure Adjustment; Manual Exposure (N) - Canon XA40 Instruction Manual

Exposure Adjustment

Exposure Adjustment
At times, the overall exposure obtained automatically by the camcorder may not be best for your shot.
You can select a shooting mode that will give you a varying amount of control over the aperture,
shutter speed and gain, from partial to full control, while the camcorder automatically adjusts the
settings that you do not.
Operating modes:
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Manual Exposure (n)

This shooting mode gives you the most control over shooting settings as you can set the aperture,
shutter speed and gain to get the exposure that you want.
1 Set the shooting mode to [n Manual Exposure] (A 39).
• The aperture value, shutter speed and gain value will appear at the left of the screen.
2 Set the aperture, shutter speed and gain.
Aperture: [FUNC]
Shutter speed: [FUNC]
>
Gain: [FUNC]
• An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
3 Drag your finger along the dial to set the desired value.
• You can select [
areas.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary to adjust the exposure to the desired level.
5 Select [X].
Available settings
1
Aperture F1.8, F2.0, F2.2, F2.4, F2.6, F2.8, F3.2, F3.4, F3.7, F4.0, F4.4, F4.8, F5.2, F5.6, F6.2, F6.7, F7.3,
F8.0
ND filter When the aperture value is F4.0 or higher: ND1/2, ND1/4, ND1/8
2
Shutter speed 1/6
1/90, 1/100, 1/120, 1/150, 1/180, 1/210, 1/250, 1/300, 1/360, 1/420, 1/500, 1/600, 1/720, 1/840,
1/1000, 1/1200, 1/1400, 1/1700, 1/2000
Gain 0.0 dB to 24.0 dB (1-dB increments)
1
Available values depend on the zoom position. Aperture values displayed on the screen are for
reference only.
2
During slow & fast motion recording, available values will vary depending on the selected slow/fast
motion rate.
3
Only when the frame rate is 23.98P.
>
[ Aperture]
>
[ Shutter Speed]
[ Gain]
] to display the zebra pattern (A 46, step 2) and check for overexposed
3
, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/12, 1/15, 1/17, 1/20, 1/24, 1/25, 1/30, 1/34, 1/40, 1/48, 1/50, 1/60, 1/75,