Assessments - 3, GPA: 4.3
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The countdown appears on the screen. * 2 seconds when using the wireless controller. NOTES Once the countdown has begun, you can press Start/Stop (when recording movies), press PHOTO fully (when recording photos) or turn off the camcorder to cancel the self timer. Manual Exposure Adjustment and Automatic Backlight Correction 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]. Manual Exposure Adjustment 1 Press to display the joystick guide. If [Exposure] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [Next] to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward [Exposure]. • The exposure adjustment indicator and the neutral value “±0” 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 ( ) the brightness of the image as required and press . • The exposure adjustment indicator will change to white and the exposure will be locked. • During exposure lock, press and push the joystick ( ) toward [Exposure] again to return the camcorder to automatic exposure. 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 BLC . • appears. • Press BLC again to turn off the backlight correction. Manual Focus Adjustment 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 POINTS TO CHECK Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure. 1 Press to display the joystick guide. If [Focus] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [Next] to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward [Focus]. “MF” appears. 3 Push the joystick ( ) or ( ) once to verify if the image is focused. The center of the screen will be magnified and outlines will be emphasized to help you focus more easily. You can also turn off the focus assist function ( 93). 4 Adjust ( ) the focus as necessary and press . • The focus will be locked. • During focus lock, press and push the joystick ( ) toward [Focus] again to return the camcorder to autofocus. Video Infinity Focus Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks. Instead of step 2 in the previous procedure: Push the joystick ( ) toward [Focus] and hold it for more than 2 seconds. • appears. • Push the joystick ( ) toward [Focus] again to return the camcorder to autofocus. • If you operate the zoom or joystick ( ), changes to “MF” and the camcorder returns to manual focus. White Balance The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CHECK Select a recording mode other than the Special Scene recording programs. Options .. Default value [ Automatic]• Settings are automatically set by the camcorder. Use this setting for outdoor scenes. [ Daylight] For recording outdoors on a bright day. [ Shade] For recording in shaded places. [ Cloudy] For recording on a cloudy day. [ Tungsten] For recording under tungsten and tungsten type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ Fluorescent] For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ Fluorescent H] For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ Custom WB] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting. FUNC. [ Automatic] Desired option* FUNC. * When you select [ Custom WB], do not press FUNC. and continue instead with the following procedure. TO SET THE CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE 1 Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press . When the adjustment is completed, stops flashing and stays on. The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the camcorder. 2 Press to save the setting and close the menu. FUNC. NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: -Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place. -Turn off the digital zoom ( 93). -Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change. -Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with [ Automatic]. • Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases: -Changing lighting conditions -Close-ups -Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest) -Under mercury lamps an...