Image Effects - Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual

- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights
• Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may
not be obtained with [
looks unnatural, select [

Image Effects

You can use the image effects to change the color saturation and con-
trast to record movies and photos with special color effects.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro-
grams.
Options
( Default value)
[ Image Effect Off]
[ Vivid]
[ Neutral]
[ Low Sharpening]
[ Soft Skin Detail]
more complimentary appearance. To obtain the best effect, use
this setting when recording a person in close-up. Note that areas
similar to the skin color may lack in detail.
[ Custom Effect]
ness, contrast, and sharpness of the image.
[Color Depth]: (–) Shallower colors, (+) Richer color tonality
[Brightness]: (–) Darker picture, (+) Brighter picture
[Contrast]: (–) Flatter picture, (+) More defined light and shade
[Sharpness]: (–) Vaguer outlines, (+) Sharper outlines
FUNC.
[ Image Effect Off]
* When you select [
with the following procedure.
Fluorescent] or [
Automatic] or [
Records with no image enhancing effects.
Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation.
Tones down the contrast and color saturation.
Records subjects with softened outlines.
Softens the details in the skin tone area for a
Allows you to adjust the color depth, bright-
Custom Effect], do not press
Fluorescent H]. If the color
Custom WB].
( 34)
Desired option*
FUNC.
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and continue instead
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