Light Metering Mode; Automatic Focus Priority - Canon VIXIA HV30 Instruction Manual

POINTS TO CHECK
Set [TV TYPE] to [
using this function (
FUNC.
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Icon of the currently selected
FUNC.
Still Image Capturing option
Desired image quality
FUNC.
T
O CAPTURE THE STILL IMAGE
1
Pause the playback when the scene
you want to capture as a still image
appears.
You can also use the frame-by-frame
playback to find the exact picture you
want to capture.
2
Press PHOTO .
NOTES
The data code of the still image will reflect the
date and time of the original recording on the
tape.
A still image captured from a scene with lots
of fast movement may be blurred.

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.
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WIDE TV] before
40).
Still Image Recording Options
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: (except for the Special
Scene recording programs)
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 only 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
Desired option
FUNC.

Automatic Focus Priority

When the focus priority is activated, the
camcorder records a still image only after
the focus has been adjusted
automatically.
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Default value