Adjusting Exposure Manually - Canon Optura Xi Instruction Manual

Adjusting Exposure Manually
You can lock the exposure when recording in situations where the lighting may
change suddenly to control the brightness of the image.
1. Turn the mode dial to a position other than I_.
2. Press the EXP dial.
• "E.LOCK _+0" appears on the screen.
• When you operate the zoom, the brightness of the image may
change.
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When the exposure is locked, you can adjust it manually to handle difficult lighting
conditions. The camcorder's iris can be set to any position from fully closed to fully
open.
Turn the EXP dial to adjust the brightness of the image.
• To make the image brighter, turn the EXPdial up (to a maximum
of +11).
• To make the image darker, turn the EXPdial down (to a minimum
of -11 ).
0 Pressthe EXP dial to return to auto exposure.
OThe adjustment range depends on the brightness at the time you locked the
exposure.
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