Light Metering Mode; Histogram And Other Screen Displays - Canon HG10 Instruction Manual

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FUNC. MENU
CAMERA SETUP
FOCUS PRI.
FUNC. Desired option
NOTES
In the [ FIREWORKS] recording
program the focus priority is automatically
set to [ OFF].

Light Metering Mode

The camcorder measures the light
reflected from the subject in order to
calculate the optimal exposure settings.
Depending on the subject, you may
want to change the way the light is
measured and evaluated.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: P
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Options
[ EVALUATIVE]
Appropriate for standard shooting conditions,
including backlit scenes. The camcorder divides
the picture into several areas and the light is
measured in all of them to achieve the optimal
exposure for the subject.
[ CENT.WEIGHT.AVERAGE]
Averages the light metered from the entire
screen, giving more weight to the subject in the
center.
[ SPOT]
Meters only the area within the spot AE point
frame. Use this setting to adjust the exposure to
match the subject in the center of the screen.
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Histogram and Other Screen Displays

When viewing still images you can
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display the histogram and the icons of
all the functions used at the time of
recording. Use the histogram as a
reference to verify the correct exposure
of the still image.
The area to the right of the histogram
represents highlights and the left side
represents shadows. A still image
whose histogram skews to the right is
Default value
Icon of the currently selected
Light Metering Mode
Desired option