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Image effects – Canon HG20 User Manual

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NOTES

• When you select the custom white balance:

- Set the custom white balance in a

sufficiently illuminated place.

- Turn off the digital zoom (

91

).

- Reset the white balance when the

lighting conditions change.

- Depending on the light source,

may keep flashing. The result will still
be better than with [

Automatic].

• Custom white balance may provide

better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or

forest)

- Under mercury lamps and certain

types of fluorescent lights

• Depending on the type of fluorescent

light, optimal color balance may not be
obtained with [

Fluorescent] or

[

Fluorescent H]. If the color looks

unnatural, adjust it using [

Automatic]

or [

Custom WB].

Image Effects

You can use the image effects to
change the color saturation and
contrast to record movies and photos
with special color effects.

POINTS TO CHECK

Select a recording mode other than the
Special Scene recording programs.

Options



Default value

[

Image Effect Off]

Desired option*

* When you select [

Custom Effect], do

not press

and continue instead with

the following procedure.

[

Image Effect Off]



Records with no image enhancing effects.

[

Vivid]

Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation.

[

Neutral]

Tones down the contrast and color saturation.

[

Low Sharpening]

Records subjects with softened outlines.

[

Soft Skin Detail]

Softens the details in the skin tone area for a
more complimentary appearance. To obtain the
best effect, use this setting when recording a
person in close-up. Note that areas similar to the
skin color may lack in detail.

[

Custom Effect]

Allows you to adjust the color depth, brightness,
contrast, and sharpness of the image.
[Color Depth]: (–) Shallower colors,

(+) Richer color tonality

[Brightness]: (–) Darker

picture,

(+) Brighter picture

[Contrast]: (–) Flatter

picture,

(+) More defined light and shade

[Sharpness]: (–) Vaguer

outlines,

(+) Sharper outlines

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