Automatic Backlight Correction And Manual Exposure Adjustment - Canon HF10 Instruction Manual

The camcorder will record the still
image after a 10-second countdown*.
The countdown appears on the screen.
* 2 seconds when using the wireless
controller.
NOTES
Once the countdown has begun, you can
press START/STOP (when recording
movies), press
PHOTO
recording still images) or turn off the
camcorder to cancel the self timer.
Automatic Backlight Correction and
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 or use the automatic
backlight correction.
POINTS TO CHECK
Select a recording mode other than
[ FIREWORKS].
Automatic Backlight Correction
When shooting subjects with a strong
light source behind them, you can have
the camcorder automatically correct for
fully (when
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the backlight with the press of a single
button.
BLC
Press .
• appears.
• Press again to end the backlight
BLC
correction mode.
Manual Exposure Adjustment
1
If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press
display it.
If [EXP] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (
[EXP].
The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value "±0"
appear on the screen.
3
Adjust the ( ) 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.
to
) toward
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