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Using the Full
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Adjusting Exposure Manually
The camera adjusts the exposure automatically, making sure that your pictures are
neither too dark nor too light. There is a choice of eight recording programs to
deal with different recording conditions (see p. 41).
This section explains how to use three more exposure functions. These will give
you added control over your recordings.
FlexiZone AE
EXP.
E.LOCK
1. Choose the FlexiZone recording program.
• The FlexiZone control frame appears in the display.
2. Use the FlexiZone controller to move the frame over the subject.
• The controller can be moved in any direction.
3. Press the EXP. button to lock the exposure.
• The camera adjusts the exposure to suit the area that is currently inside the
frame. You can move the frame to focus on something else, but the exposure
area will not move with it.
• E.LOCK appears in the display.
4. Press the button again when you want to cancel FlexiZone AE.
• The exposure is now adjusted to suit the center of the screen again.
• Press the button once more if you want to adjust the exposure for the frame’s
new position.
Note:
• You cannot use FlexiZone AE if you zoom in to a digital zoom magnification
greater than 64
×
. The frame disappears and FLEXIZONE appears in purple.
The camcorder remembers your locked exposure level even though the frame
disappears. Push the EXP. button to cancel exposure lock.
The camera attempts to balance
exposure for the whole scene. With
FlexiZone AE you can choose which
area of the scene to base exposure on, to
ensure your subject is properly exposed
— whether very dark or bright and
wherever it is in the frame.
