Canon UC-V30 Hi8 Instruction Manual page 47

The camera adjusts the exposure automatically, making sure that your pictures are
neither too dark nor too light. There is a choice of six recording programs to deal
with different recording conditions (see p. 38-39).
This section explains how to use two more exposure functions. These will give
you added control over your recordings.
FlexiZone AE
The camera usually adjusts the exposure so that it is suitable for the whole scene,
and especially for the area in the centre of the screen. FlexiZone AH allows you to
choose any part of the scene, so that even if your subject is towards the edge of the
screen, or if it is very bright or very dark, it will still be properly exposed.
1. Turn the program selector to □> FlexiZone Recording Program.
• The FlexiZone control frame appears in the screen.
2. Use the FlexiZone controller to move the frame over the subject.
• The controller can be moved in any direction.
3. Press the FlexiZone AE Lock button.
The camera adjusts the exposure to suit the area that is currently inside the
frame. You can move the frame to focus on something else, but the exposure
area will not move with it.
4. Press the button again when you want to cancel FlexiZone AE.
• The exposure is now adjusted to suit the centre of the screen again.
• Press the button once more if you want to adjust the exposure for the
frame's new position.
• When you zoom into the digital range, the FlexiZone frame becomes locked
in the centre of the screen and you are unable to use AE Lock. Zoom back
out from digital to optical, and the frame blinks twice, signaling that you are
again free to move the frame around the screen.
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