Camcorder User Manual

Adjusting Exposure and Color Settings
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Similarly, you may want to decrease it if you want to darken
the picture, or if you’re taking pictures against a dark
background (where your subject may be overexposed).
With the PhotoPC 3000Z, you can select automatic
exposure settings, or you can fine-tune the exposure
manually by setting the shutter speed and aperture setting.
Changing the Automatic Exposure Value
The Exposure Value (EV) is a combination of aperture,
shutter speed, and flash settings that will adjust the camera’s
automatic exposure to lighten or darken the image.
NOTE
The flash is not affected by the exposure value setting when it is
set to
forced flash or flash off, or when you’re using an
optional external flash.
Follow these steps to select predefined exposure settings:
1
Make sure that the camera is set to Program or Manual
user mode. (See page 1-9 for details.)
2
Turn the camera dial to or .
If you are taking pictures using the viewfinder (with the
camera dial set to ), press the
MENU
button to see
the Viewfinder menu.
If you are taking pictures with the LCD screen, you see
the View menu with a preview of your image.
3
Press the button next to the up arrow to increase the
exposure setting, or the button next to the down arrow
to decrease it.
In Program mode, you can select from nine settings in
increments of 0.5, from −2.0 to +2.0 EV.
LCD Screen
Viewfinder
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