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Automatic Backlight Correction and
Manual Exposure Adjustment
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 or use the automatic
backlight correction.
POINTS TO CHECK
Select a recording mode other than
[FIREWORKS].
Automatic Backlight Correction
When shooting subjects with a strong
light source behind them, you can have
the camcorder automatically correct for
the backlight with the press of a single
button.
Press .
• appears.
• Press again to end the backlight
correction mode.
Manual Exposure Adjustment
1 If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press to
display it.
If [EXP] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display
it.
2 Push the joystick ( ) toward
[EXP].
The exposure adjustment indicator
and the neutral value “±0”
appear on the screen.
3 Adjust the ( ) the brightness of
the image as required.
The adjustment range and the length
of the exposure adjustment indicator
will vary depending on the initial
brightness of the picture.
4 Press .
• The exposure adjustment indicator
will change to white and the
exposure will be locked.
• If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of
the image may change.
• During exposure lock, press
and push the joystick ( ) toward
[EXP] again to return the
camcorder to automatic exposure.
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