Looks And Other Image Effects; Selecting A Look; Adjusting Picture Settings - Canon VIXIA HF G21 Instruction Manual

Looks and Other Image Effects

Looks and Other Image Effects
You have the option of adding a "look" to your recordings. A look is a combination of various picture
settings that can enhance the recording's visual quality. You can also adjust various aspects of the
picture, such as the color depth and sharpness.
Operating modes:
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POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs.

Selecting a Look

If you do not plan to use a preset look, skip this procedure and perform the procedure
Picture Settings after this one.
1 Open the image effects screen.
[FUNC.] [Image Effects]
>
2 Touch [ON].
• Select [OFF] instead to turn off the image effects.
3 Touch [Looks] and then touch the desired option.
• To further adjust the picture, touch [K] and continue with step 3 from the procedure below. If
not, touch [X].
• b will appear on the screen. If you selected [Highlight Priority], – will also appear on the
screen.
Options
( Default value)
Standard look for general shooting situations.
[ Standard ]
[ Priority]
Highlight
bright areas by not compressing highlights.
Applies a gamma curve with a very wide dynamic range and an appropriate color matrix.
[ ]
Wide DR

Adjusting Picture Settings

1 Open the image effects screen.
[FUNC.] [Image Effects]
>
2 Touch [ON].
• Select [OFF] instead to turn off the image effects.
3 Touch [Color Depth], [Sharpness], [Contrast] or [Brightness].
4 Touch [Ï] or [Ð] or drag your finger along the dial to adjust the effect level.
• + levels: richer colors, sharper image, stronger contrast, brighter image.
- levels: shallower colors, softer image, softer contrast, darker image.
• To adjust other parameters, touch [K] to return to the image effects screen and repeat steps 3
and 4.
Creates a picture with a natural gradation in tones and reduces overexposure in
Adjusting