Adjusting The Exposure; Ae Shift - Canon XH A1S Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Exposure

Exposure Lock
1. Set the
2. Press the EXP. LOCK button.
• The exposure indicator appears. Use the exposure
indicator as an estimate.
• The mark above the indicator indicates the
standard exposure (calculated by the camcorder).
The mark of the indicator indicates the current
exposure level within ± 2 EV stops of the standard
exposure (beyond 2 stops, the marker will blink).
• You can use the custom keys (
[SYSTEM SETUP/
button.

AE Shift

You can use the AE Shift control to manually override the automatic exposure system in order to darken
or lighten the image. Select from 15 AE levels (+2.0, +1.5, +1.25, +1.0, +0.75, +0.5, +0.25, ±0, -0.25,
-0.5, -0.75, -1.0, -1.25, -1.5, -2.0).
MENU
CAMERA SETUP
( 27)
1. Set the
2. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Select [AE SHIFT], select a setting
option and close the menu.
62
, Tv or Av.
dial to
73) or the
] [E.LCK B.LCK] setting to prevent the accidental operation of the EXP. LOCK
AE SHIFT•••±0
, Tv or Av.
dial to
EXP. LOCK
button