Canon AF514XL-S - Manual (Page 74)

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FILMING WITH LIGHT BEHIND YOUR
SUBJECT (AND OTHER UNUSUAL
LIGHTING SITUATIONS)
If there is light, such as the sun, a lamp or
a window, behind your subject, your sub­
ject may turn out too dark in the film. This
can be corrected with the EE lock le­
ver
1. Move close to your subject so that it
fills the viewfinder.
2. Press the shutter trigger HALFWAY to
meter the exposure, then push the EE
lock lever © up and hold it there. This
locks the exposure reading for your
subject.
3. Now move back and compose the pic­
ture as you wish.
While still holding the EE lock lever up,
start filming.
You must hold the EE lock lever up
for as long as you are filming your
backlit subject. As soon as you let go of
the lever, the exposure is unlocked and
the camera meters as usual.
Notes
1. If you cannot approach your subject,
either zoom (pp. 16—17) up on it so
that it fills the viewfinder or use a
substitute subject, which has the same
brightness as your main subject, for
step one above.
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