Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Read this first
- Getting Started
- Shooting movies/still images
- Before shooting
- Shooting movies
- Shooting still images
- Adjusting the exposure
- Shooting in the dark – NightShot plus, etc.
- Self-timer recording
- Shooting for the wide-screen TV – 16:9 Wide mode
- Adjusting the white balance manually
- Shooting techniques to match your circumstances – PROGRAM AE
- Focusing manually
- Shooting with special effects
- Checking/Deleting the last scene
- Viewing the recordings
- Finalizing a disc for other players
- Using a disc in VR mode (DVD-RWs only)
- Viewing/duplicating discs/editing the recordings on your computer
- Connecting your camcorder to a TV and a VCR
- Customizing your camcorder
- Troubleshooting
- Additional information
- Parts and controls/Index
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Shooting movies/still images
Adjusting the exposure for
backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT
When you shoot a subject with the light source
behind the subject or a subject with a light
background, use the backlight.
1 Set the mode dial to (Movie) or
(Still).
2 Press BACK LIGHT.
The . indicator appears on the LCD
display.
To cancel BACK LIGHT
Press BACK LIGHT again.
Note
If you press EXPOSURE when shooting with
BACK LIGHT, the backlight will be canceled.
Adjusting the exposure
BACK LIGHT
button
Adjusting the exposure
manually
Adjust the exposure manually in the following
cases:
– when you need a fine adjustment for
subjects against the light.
– when the subject is too bright against the
background.
– when recording dark pictures (e.g. night
scenes).
1 Set the mode dial to (Movie) or
(Still).
2 Press EXPOSURE.
The exposure indicator appears.
NEAR FAR
VIDEO
0:00:00
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R
EXPOSURE
button