Adjusting The Picture: Exposure, Focus And Color; Manual Exposure Adjustment; Light Metering Mode - Canon HV10 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

Adjusting the Picture:
Exposure, Focus and Color

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).
EXP
1
Press .
• The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value "±0"
appear on the screen.
• If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of the
image may change.
2
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.
EXP
• Pressing
camcorder to automatic exposure.
Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
( 10)
(except for the
again will return the

Light Metering Mode

The camcorder measures the light
reflected from the subject in order to
calculate the optimal exposure settings.
Depending on the subject, you may want
to change the way the light is measured
and evaluated.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch:
Options
[ EVALUATIVE]
Appropriate for standard shooting
conditions, including backlit scenes. The
camcorder divides the picture into several
areas and the light is measured in all of
them to achieve the optimal exposure for
the subject.
[ CENT.WEIGHT.AVERAGE]
Averages the light metered from the entire
screen, giving more weight to the subject
in the center.
[ SPOT]
Meters the area within the spot AE point
frame. Use this setting to adjust the
exposure to match the subject in the center
of the screen.
FUNC.
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Icon of the currently selected
FUNC.
Light Metering Mode
FUNC. Desired option
43
E
( 10)
Default value