Self Timer; Manual Exposure Adjustment And Automatic Backlight Correction - Canon Vixia HG20 Instruction Manual

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Self Timer

FUNC.
[ Menu]
[Self Timer] [On
FUNC.
appears.
mode:
In record pause mode, press
Start/Stop
.
The camcorder starts recording after a
10-second countdown*. The
countdown appears on the screen.
mode:
PHOTO
Press , first halfway to
activate the autofocus and then fully.
The camcorder will record the photo
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 (when recording movies),
Start/Stop
press fully (when recording
PHOTO
photos) or turn off the camcorder to
cancel the self timer.
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Manual Exposure Adjustment and
Automatic Backlight Correction
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].
Manual Exposure Adjustment
1
Press to display the joystick
guide.
If [Exposure] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick ( ) toward [Next] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (
[Exposure].
• The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value "±0"
appear on the screen.
• The adjustment range and the
length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on
the initial brightness of the picture.
) toward