Exposure Compensation; Backlight Correction - Canon 2213C002 Instruction Manual

3 Touch the desired area on the LCD screen to optimize and lock the exposure.
• The I mark will flash and the exposure will be adjusted automatically so the area you touched will be
correctly exposed.
4 Touch [X].
• The exposure value that was locked and
• Instead of touching [X], you can continue from step 2 in the following procedure to further compensate the
exposure.
NOTES NOTES
• The camcorder will return to automatic exposure in the following cases.
- When the camcorder is turned off.
- When the operating mode, shooting mode or frame rate is changed.
- When [FUNC] > [Looks] is switched between [

Exposure Compensation

You can compensate the exposure that was set using automatic aperture, in order to darken or lighten the
image.
This function can only be used when the shooting mode is set to ', ‚ or ".
1 Open the exposure screen.
[FUNC] > [y Exposure Comp.]
• If the exposure was locked, touch [ ] to unlock the automatic exposure.
• An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
• You can touch [ ] to display the zebra pattern (A 74, step 2) and check for overexposed areas.
2 Touch [Ï] or [Ð], or drag your finger along the dial, to compensate the exposure.
• You can select one of 17 exposure compensation levels from –2 to +2.
3 Touch [X].
• [AE] and the exposure compensation value will appear in orange at the left of the screen.
NOTES NOTES
• If you set [B System Setup] > [CUSTOM Dial & Button] to [y Exposure Comp.] (A 97), you can
compensate the exposure with the CUSTOM dial and button.

Backlight Correction

When you need to record a scene with constant backlight conditions, you can use backlight correction to make
the picture, especially the darker areas, brighter.
This function cannot be used when the shooting mode is set to T or when infrared recording is activated.
1 Select [ BLC Always On].
[FUNC] > [
BLC Always On]
2 Touch [ On] and then touch [X].
• will appear at the left of the screen.
will appear in orange at the left of the screen.
Wide DR] and one of the other settings or vice versa.
Adjusting the Exposure
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