Canon DC211 Camcorder User Manual


 
Other Functions
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Other Functions
On-Screen Displays
The camcorder keeps a data code
containing the date and time and other
camera data (shutter speed, exposure,
etc.) registered at the time of recording.
You can select the data to be displayed.
Turning the On-Screen Displays On/Off
Repeatedly press to turn the on-
screen displays on/off in the following
sequence:
,
All displays on
All displays off
1
All displays on
Data code
2
only
All displays off
All displays on (including the
histogram
3
)
Regular displays only
All displays off
1
However, the level marker, the disc type icon
and the and icons will still appear on
the screen.
2
Data code: Time, date and camera data at the
time of recording. The contents to be
displayed can be selected as explained in the
following section.
3
Histogram display: For still images you can
display the complete camera data registered
at the time of recording. For details on how to
read the histogram display, refer to the
following section.
Selecting the Data Code
You can select the data code to be
displayed when playing back movies.
Options
Default value
Reading the Histogram Display
When viewing still images you can
display the histogram and the icons of all
the functions used at the time of
recording. Use the histogram as a
reference to verify the correct exposure of
the still image.
The area to the right of the histogram
represents highlights and the left side
represents shadows. A still image whose
Other Functions
DISP.
[ DATE], [ TIME]
Displays the date or time when the scene
or still image was recorded.
[ DATE & TIME]
Displays both the date and time of the
recording.
[ CAMERA DATA]
Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter
speed used when recording the image.
FUNC.
(22)
MENU
DISPLAY SETUP
DATA CODE
Desired option
FUNC.
FUNC.