Shooting With Backlighting - Sony Handycam Video8 CCD-TRV30 Operation Manual

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Shooting with Backlighting
When you shoot a subject with the light source behind the subject or a subject with a light background,
use the BACK LIGHT function.
Press BACK LIGHT. The E% indicator appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
BACK LIGHT
[a] Subject is too dark because of backlight.
[b] Subject becomes bright with backlight compensation.
After Shooting
Be sure to release this adjustment condition by pressing BACK LIGHT again. The & indicator
disappears. Otherwise, the picture will be too bright under normal lighting condition.
This function is also effective under following conditions:
¢ On snow e.g. at a ski resort
At the beach under strong sunshine
A subject with a light source nearby or a mirror reflecting light
A white subject against a white background. Especially when you shoot a person wearing shiny
clothes made of silk or synthetic fiber, his or her face tends to become dark if you do not use this
function.
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