Canon EOS C300 Mark III, Manual

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Aperture
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Exposure Compensation - AE Shift
Use AE shift to compensate the exposure that was set using automatic aperture, in order to darken or lighten the
image.
You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (
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181,
184).
1 Select > [
v
Camera Setup] > [AE Shift].
2 Select the desired option.
• You can select one of 17 AE shift levels from –2.0 to +2.0.
• The selected AE shift level will appear next to the exposure bar and the camera will attempt to adjust the
exposure accordingly.
NOTES NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [AE Shift +] or [AE Shift –] (
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123), you can press the button to adjust the
AE shift level.
Light Metering Mode
Select the light metering mode to match the recording conditions. Using the appropriate setting will help achieve
a more appropriate exposure level when adjusting the exposure manually or using an automatic aperture
function.
1 Select > [ v Camera Setup] > [Light Metering].
2 Select the desired option.
• The icon of the selected mode ( or , no icon for [Standard]) appears on the left of the screen.
Options
[Backlight]: Suitable when recording backlit scenes.
[Standard]: Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the center.
[Spotlight]: Use this option when recording a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit, for
example, when the subject is lit by a spotlight.
NOTES NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Backlight] or [Spotlight] (
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123), you can press the button to turn the
respective light metering mode on and off.
The exposure bar
The
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on top of the exposure bar indicates optimal exposure without any shift
(AE±0); the scale markings indicate the deviation from optimal exposure in
1/2 EV increments. The indicator inside the exposure bar represents the current
exposure. When the difference between current and optimal exposure is larger
than ±2 EV, the indicator will flash at the edge of the exposure bar. Optimal
exposure will change depending on the light metering mode used.
Optimal exposure AE±0
Current exposure