Exposure Adjustment; Using The Manual Exposure Recording Program - Canon XA11 Instruction Manual

Exposure Adjustment

Exposure Adjustment
At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights
may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). In such cases, adjusting the exposure will correct this.
This camcorder features a dedicated recording program, [n Manual Exposure], for adjusting the
exposure manually. However, you can also compensate the exposure when using other recording
programs.
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Using the Manual Exposure Recording Program

Using the [n Manual Exposure] recording program, you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and
gain to achieve the desired exposure.
Operating modes:
1 Activate the [n Manual Exposure] recording program.
[FUNC.] [Rec. Programs]
>
• The exposure adjustment screen appears.
2 Touch the onscreen button of the setting you wish to adjust.
Shutter speed
3 Touch [Ï] or [Ð] to set the desired value.
• You can also drag your finger along the dial.
• The exposure will change according to the setting's new value. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust
other settings.
• Before touching [X], you can also use the zebra pattern (see below).
4 Touch [X].
NOTES
• When the [FUNC.]
gain setting is 6 dB.
• If you set [FUNC.]
(A 90), you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and gain with the CUSTOM dial and button.
[n Manual Exposure]
>
Aperture
Gain
[Image Effects]
> >
[MENU]
> > q >
Adjustment dial
[Looks] setting is set to [Wide DR], the lowest available
[CUSTOM Dial & Button] to [l Manual Exposure]