Exposure Control - JVC GR-DVX400ED Instructions Manual

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EN
MENU
Wheel
EXPOSURE Button
(GR-DVX400 only)

Exposure Control

Manual exposure control is recommended in the
following situations:
When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
When the background is overly dark or the subject
is bright.
Before starting, perform the procedures listed
below:
Set the Power Switch to "M" while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
1
For GR-DVX709/509:
Set "p EXPOSURE" to "MANUAL". (
For GR-DVX400:
Press EXPOSURE.
The exposure control indicator appears.
2
To brighten the image, rotate the MENU Wheel
towards "+". To darken the image, rotate the
MENU Wheel towards "–". (maximum ±6)
+3 exposure has the same effect as the
backlight compensation. (
–3 exposure has the same effect as when
"r PROGRAM AE" is set to "SPOTLIGHT".
( pg. 42)
3
Press the MENU Wheel in. Exposure adjustment
is complete.
VIDEO/MEMORY
Switch
(GR-DVX709/509
only)
Power Switch
OFF
Lock Button
pg. 43)
pg. 57)
FEATURES FOR RECORDING (cont.)
To return to automatic exposure control...
For GR-DVX709/509:
Set "p EXPOSURE" to "AUTO". (
the Power Switch to "A".
For GR-DVX400:
Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set the Power Switch to
"A".
If EXPOSURE is pressed once, the camcorder will
enter the exposure control mode again.
NOTE:
You cannot use the manual exposure control at the
same time when "r PROGRAM AE" is set to
"SPOTLIGHT" or "SNOW" (
the backlight compensation. (
pg. 43) Or, set
pg. 38, 42), or with
pg. 57)