Exposure Adjustment
43
NOTES
• You can adjust the aperture, shutter speed and gain using the CUSTOM dial (
A
84).
Automatic Exposure
Programmed AE (
’
)
The camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed, aperture and gain (for clips) but you will have the
option to use other functions that are not available in
mode.
Set the shooting mode to [
’
Programmed AE].
Shutter Priority AE (
‚
)
With this shooting mode you set the shutter speed manually, for example, to capture fast-moving
subjects in sharp focus or to obtain a brighter image in low-light situations. The camcorder will
automatically adjust other settings to obtain the best exposure.
1 Set the shooting mode to [
‚
Shutter-Pri. AE] (
A
39).
• The shutter speed will appear at the left of the screen.
2 Open the shutter speed screen.
[FUNC]
>
[
Shutter Speed]
• An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
• You can select [
] to display the zebra pattern (
A
46, step 2) and check for overexposed
areas.
3 Drag your finger along the dial to set the desired shutter speed.
• You can also adjust the shutter speed using the CUSTOM dial (
A
84).
• For available shutter speeds, see the manual exposure table (
A
42).
4 Select [
X
].
Aperture Priority AE (
“
)
With this shooting mode you set the aperture value manually to control the depth of field, for example,
in order to defocus the background and make the subject stand out more. The camcorder will
automatically adjust other settings to obtain the best exposure.
1 Set the shooting mode to [
“
Aperture-Pri. AE] (
A
39).
• The aperture value will appear at the left of the screen.
The exposure bar
When the shooting mode is set to
n
, the exposure bar will appear
on the screen, showing the optimal automatic exposure and
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 AE±0
Current exposure
