Canon DC420 - Manual (Page 56)

56 • Photos
Additional Functions
Drive Mode: Continuous
Shooting and Exposure Bracketing
Take a series of pictures of a moving
subject or record the same picture in
3 levels of exposure in order to choose
later the picture you like the best.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: (except for the
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
Options 
Default value
[ SINGLE]
Desired option
Press and hold it pressed
down.
Once the focus is automatically
adjusted,
will turn green and the still
images will be recorded.
Press .
Once the focus is automatically
adjusted,
will turn green and the still
images will be recorded.
NOTES
• Continuous shooting speeds are
approximate and vary depending on
recording conditions and subjects.
• Continuous shooting speeds will
decrease when (camcorder shake
warning) appears on the screen.
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.
Additional Functions
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[ SINGLE]

Records a single still image.
[ CONT.SHOOT.] (Continuous Shooting),
[ HISPEED CONT.SHOOT. ]
(High-Speed Continuous Shooting)
Captures a series of up to 20 still images
(image size L or LW) or 60 still images (image
size S) as long as you hold
pressed
down. There are two continuous shooting
speed settings: normal (approx. 3 images/
second) and high speed (approx. 5 images/
second).
[ AEB] (Auto Exposure Bracketing)
The camcorder records 3 still images using 3
different exposures (dark, normal, light in 1/2
EV steps), allowing you to choose the still image
you like the best.
Start/Stop
C ONTINUOUS S HOOTING /
H
IGH
-S
PEED
C
ONTINUOUS
S
HOOTING
A
UTO
E
XPOSURE
B
RACKETING
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FUNC.
FUNC.
Start/Stop
Start/Stop