Adjusting The Exposure; Ae Shift - Canon XL H1S Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Exposure

Exposure Lock
1. Set the dial to
2. Press the EXP. LOCK button.
• The exposure indicator appears. Use the exposure
indicator as an estimate.
• The mark above the indicator indicates the
standard exposure (calculated by the camcorder).
The mark of the indicator indicates the current
exposure level within ± 2 EV stops of the standard
exposure (beyond 2 stops, the marker will blink).
• You can use the custom keys (
[SYSTEM SETUP/
button.

AE Shift

You can use the AE Shift control to manually override the automatic exposure system in order to darken
or lighten the image. Select from 13 AE levels (+2.0, +1.5, +1.0, +0.75, +0.5, +0.25, ±0, -0.25, -0.5,
-0.75, -1.0, -1.5, -2.0).
1. Set the dial to
2. Turn the AE SHIFT dial to adjust the level.
• "AE" and the selected shift level will be displayed
on the screen.
• You can use the custom keys (
[SYSTEM SETUP/
prevent the accidental operation of the AE SHIFT
dial.
, Tv or Av.
79) or the
] [E.LCK B.LCK] setting to prevent the accidental operation of the EXP. LOCK
, Tv or Av.
79) or the
] [AE D.LOCK] setting to
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