Adjusting The Picture: Exposure, Focus And Color; Manual Exposure Adjustment; Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon DC DC210 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color

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Adjusting the Picture:
Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
Exposure, Focus and Color

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.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: P (except for the
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
1
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
2
Push the joystick (
• If [EXP] does not appear on the joystick
guide, repeatedly push the joystick (
toward [NEXT] to display the joystick
guide in the illustration above.
• The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value "±0"
appear on the screen.
• If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of the
image may change.
3
Adjust ( ) the brightness of the
image as required.
• The adjustment range and the length of
the exposure adjustment indicator will vary
depending on the brightness of the picture
at the time you locked the exposure.
• Pushing the joystick ( ) toward
[EXP] again will cancel the exposure
lock and return the camcorder to
automatic exposure.

Manual Focus Adjustment

Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
Reflective surfaces
Subjects with low contrast or
without vertical lines
Fast Moving Subjects
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Through wet windows
EXP
Night Scenes
NEXT
) to display it.
) toward [EXP].
)
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch: P
1
2
POINTS TO CHECK
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
Push the joystick (
[FOCUS].
• If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display
the joystick guide in the illustration
above.
• "MF" appears.
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FOCUS
NEXT
) to display it.
) toward