Self timer – Canon HG20 User Manual

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Self Timer

[

Menu]

or

[Self Timer]

[On

]

appears.

mode:

In record pause mode, press

.

The camcorder starts recording after a
10-second countdown*. The
countdown appears on the screen.

mode:

Press

, first halfway to

activate the autofocus and then fully.

The camcorder will record the photo
after a 10-second countdown*. The
countdown appears on the screen.

* 2 seconds when using the wireless

controller.

NOTES

Once the countdown has begun, you can
press

(when recording movies),

press

fully (when recording

photos) or turn off the camcorder to
cancel the self timer.

Manual Exposure Adjustment and
Automatic Backlight Correction

At times, backlit subjects may appear
too dark (underexposed) or subjects
under very strong lights may appear too
bright or glaring (overexposed). To
correct this, you can manually adjust
the exposure or use the automatic
backlight correction.

POINTS TO CHECK

Select a recording mode other than
[

Fireworks].

Manual Exposure Adjustment

1

Press

to display the joystick

guide.

If [Exposure] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (

) toward [Next] to display

it.

2

Push the joystick (

) toward

[Exposure].

• The exposure adjustment indicator

and the neutral value “±0”

appear on the screen.

• The adjustment range and the

length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on
the initial brightness of the picture.

FUNC.

FUNC.

Start/Stop

PHOTO

Start/Stop

PHOTO

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