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Old 26-04-07, 16:46
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For those who may be interested and have it on their videocams..

I was looking at some vildeo on YOU TUBE and noticed that at times - in snow, and facing into a bright lightarea , the exposure was much darker than it should be (no doubt done on ALL AUTOMATIC setting.

I took my videocam and played around with it near a very bright light. What I found was - by using the BACK LIGHT switch, I could compensate for some of the darkness when facing into the light My light has a dilmmer switch, so I could compensate at different levels - depeding on the brilghtness of the light. Cam was on ALL AUTOMATIC Setting.

Also, I could use the MANUAL EXPOSURE button and wheel for exposure correction if desired. For trains and motion subjects, I feel just keeping my finger beside the BACKLIGHT BUTTON (for just the brightest area) would serve the purpose.

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Norm D
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