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Using Looks
Using Looks
The camcorder can shoot using looks—settings that affect the image-related characteristics of the picture.
The camcorder has several pre-installed looks available and you can even create your own user-defined look
based on one of the pre-installed looks. This function is not available when the shooting mode is set to
N
or
ƒ
.
Selecting a Pre-installed Look
For looks other than [
Canon Log], you can tweak the picture after selecting an option by adjusting the
sharpness, contrast and color depth.
1 Touch [FUNC.] and then touch
[Looks] (in
mode) or
[Looks] (in
mode).
2 Select the desired option and then touch [
X
].
• The selected icon will appear on the left side of the screen.
• For settings other than [
Canon Log], you can adjust the settings with the procedure below before
touching [
X
].
Options
(for clips)
Options
(for photos)
Operating modes:
[
Standard]:
Standard profile for general video shooting situations.
[
EOS Std.]:
Reproduces the vivid, sharp and crisp picture that is found on EOS digital SLR cameras
using the standard picture style.
[
Wide DR]:
Applies a gamma curve with a wide latitude and colors appropriate for the gamma curve.
[
Cinema EOS Std.]:
Reproduces the picture found on Cinema EOS cameras.
[
Canon Log]:
Creates a picture with wide dynamic range that is suitable for processing in post-
production.
[
v
User Setting 1],
[
v
User Setting 2]: Allows you to create a customized look. Start with one of the pre-installed looks and
adjust the settings as necessary.
[
Standard]:
Standard profile for general photo shooting situations.
[
Portrait]:
Appropriate for taking photos of people, as this look brings out a sense of vitality in skin
tones.
[
Landscape]:
Makes colors in the landscape appear more vivid.
[
Neutral]:
The details of the subject are emphasized, which helps create an image that is suitable for
editing later.
[
Sepia]:
Allows you to take a sepia-toned photo.
[
Monochrome]:
Allows you to take a black & white photo.
[
{
User Setting 1],
[
{
User Setting 2]: Allows you to create a customized look. Start with one of the pre-installed looks and
adjust the settings as necessary.