Manually Setting The Shutter Speed Or Aperture - Canon VIXIA HFM50 Quick Manual

Manually Setting the Shutter Speed or Aperture

[' Programmed AE] is the default automatic exposure (AE) recording
program; using it, you can change functions like the white balance or
image effects. Select one of the other AE recording programs to control
the shutter speed or aperture.
Operating modes:
>
[FUNC.]
[" Aperture-Pri. AE]
shutter speed (‚) or aperture value (")
* You can also drag your finger along the dial.
Options
( Default value)
'
[ Programmed AE]
ture and shutter speed to obtain the optimal exposure for the subject.
‚
[ Shutter-Pri. AE]
automatically sets the appropriate aperture value.
"
[ Aperture-Pri. AE]
matically sets the appropriate shutter speed.
NOTES
• [‚ Shutter-Pri. AE]:
- On screen only the denominator is displayed – [‚ 250] indicates a
shutter speed of 1/250 second, etc.
- When the frame rate is set to [¹ PF24] or [» 24P], the shutter
speeds available will be the following: 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/60,
1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000.
- When recording in dark surroundings, you can obtain a brighter
picture by using slow shutter speeds; however, image quality may not
be as good and autofocus may not work well.
- The image may flicker when recording with fast shutter speeds.
- Recording movies under fluorescent lights: If the screen starts to flicker,
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select [ Shutter-Pri. AE] and set the shutter speed to 1/100.
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Video
[Rec. Programs]
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[Ï] or [Ð]* to set the desired
The camcorder automatically adjusts the aper-
Set the shutter speed value. The camcorder
Set the aperture value. The camcorder auto-
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[‚ Shutter-Pri. AE] or
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[X]