Manual Exposure Adjustment; Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon DC410 Instruction Manual

1
Press
@
to display the joystick
guide.
If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (T) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (.6.) toward
[FOCUS].
"MF" appears.
3
Adjust
(~~
) the focus as
necessary and press
@.
• The focus will be locked.
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
1EJ
• POINTS TO CHECK
• During exposure lock, press
@
and push the joystick (.6.) toward
[EXP] again to return the camcorder
to automatic exposure.
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without
vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
Manual Focus Adjustment
(OJ 21)
Mode switch:
1EJ
(except for the
[IIIFIREWORKS] recording program).
....
~@~
1
Press
@
to display the joystick
guide.
If [EXP] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (T) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2
Push the joystick (.6.) toward
[EXP].
• The exposure adjustment indicator
0 - 1 - 0
and the neutral value "±O"
appear on the screen.
• The adjustment range and the
length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on the
initial brightness of the picture.
• If you operate the zoom, the
brightness of the image may
change.
3
Adjust
(~~
) the brightness of the
image as necessary and press
@.
• The exposure adjustment indicator
will change to white and the
exposure will be locked.
• POINTS TO CHECK
At times, backlit subjects may appear
too dark (underexposed) or subjects
under very strong lights may appear too
bright or glaring (overexposed). To
correct this, you can manually adjust the
exposure.
Manual Exposure Adjustment
40 • Video