Canon 9173B004 Camcorder User Manual


 
Additional Information 147
[Zoom Speed]: Determines the zoom speed of the zoom lever.
[
Y Variable]: The zoom lever operates at a variable speed. Press gently
for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms.
[
] Speed 1] to [Z Speed 3]: The zoom lever operates at a constant
speed. Speed 1 is the slowest and speed 3 the fastest.
[Zoom Position at Startup]: Allows you to choose the position of the zoom
when you turn on the camcorder.
[Full Wide Angle]: The zoom position will be at full wide angle.
[Last Used Position]: The zoom position will be at the same position it was
the last time you used zoom.
When this function is set to [Full Wide Angle] and you manually adjust
the focus, the focus will be lost and autofocus will be activated the next
time you turn on the camcorder.
[Focus Assistance]: When focus assistance is activated, the image at the
center of the screen is magnified to help you focus manually (A 76).
Using focus assistance will not affect the recordings. It will be cancelled
automatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording.
This function is available only when the shooting mode is set to ,
or .
This function is available only for recording movies.
[Auto Backlight Correction]: When this setting is set to [i On], the cam-
corder automatically corrects for backlight conditions when shooting sub-
jects with a strong light source behind them.
This function is available only when the shooting mode is set to ,
or .
Automatic backlight correction is not available in the following cases.
- In mode, when using a cinema-look filter other than [Cinema
Standard].
- In mode, when using the [J Night Scene], [K Snow],
[L Beach], [M Sunset] or [O Spotlight] Special Scene mode.
[Auto Slow Shutter]: The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter
speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.
Minimum shutter speed used: 1/30; 1/12 when the frame rate is set to
24P; 1/15 when it is set to PF30 or 30P.
This function is not available when the shooting mode is set to .
If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [j Off].
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