Backlight Correction - Canon XA60 Instruction Manual

Exposure Adjustment
1 Select the aperture, shutter speed, gain or exposure compensation.
Aperture: [FUNC]
Shutter speed: [FUNC]
>
Gain: [FUNC]
Exposure compensation: [FUNC]
2 Select the desired zebra level.
50
>
[ ] [z 70%] or [{ 100%]
• To turn off the zebra pattern, select [
• To return to the previous screen and adjust other settings, select [L] instead of [X].
• The zebra pattern will appear on the overexposed areas of the picture.
NOTES
• Using the zebra pattern will not affect your recordings.
• If you set an assignable button to [z Zebra 70%] or [{ Zebra 100%], you can press the button
to turn the assigned zebra level on/off (A 88).

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 Fireworks].
1 Select [ BLC Always On].
>
[FUNC] [
2 Select [ On] and then select [X].
• will appear at the left of the screen and the exposure will be adjusted to account for backlight
conditions.
• Alternatively, you can set an assignable button to [
press the assignable button to turn the backlight correction on and off.
NOTES
• This camcorder also has an automatic backlight correction feature with the
>
Setup] [Auto Backlight Correction] setting.
• Backlight correction is not available during infrared mode.
• Backlight correction will be deactivated in the following cases:
- When the power switch, camera mode switch or INFRARED switch is operated.
- When the shooting mode is changed.
- When the frame rate is changed.
- When the custom picture function is turned on/off or the [Gamma/Color Space] setting is
changed.
>
[ Aperture]
>
[ Shutter Speed]
[ Gain]
>
[y Exposure Comp.]
>
BLC Always On]
[X]
Off] instead.
BLC Always On] (A 88). In that case,
>
[v Camera