Choosing A Recording Program - Canon UC8Hi Instruction Manual

Advanced Functions A
Choosing a Recording Program
The camera provides you with a choice of six
recording programs. They use different
combinations of camera settings in order to adjust
the exposure and other functions to match the
recording situation.
Rotate the program selector to choose the
appropriate program before you start recording.
* For simple point-and-shoot operation, select the
Easy Recording program. Turn the selector dial
to the (-) position.
¢ For normal shooting conditions, use the
FlexiZone Recording program. Set the selector
dial to {).
¢ For difficult recording conditions, the camera has
four more specialised AE (auto exposure)
programs.
| Easy Recording oe
The simplest way to use the camera is with the
program selector set to the (J position. The
camera will adjust the focus and exposure
automatically, leaving you free to point and shoot.
FlexiZone Recording _
In normal recording conditions, set the program a
selector to the { position. This is the same as the {__)}
Easy Recording program, except that you now
have the option of using any of the camera's
manual functions.
* Choose this program if you want to use FlexiZone
AF (p. 24), FlexiZone AE (p. 25), or the manual
shutter (p. 26).
Specialised AE programs
Sports
This program is useful for recording high-speed
sports scenes in brightly lit conditions. Normal
playback will be slightly jerky, but you will get clear
images which can be analysed frame by frame
during slow or still playback on a VCR.