Canon XC15 Manual Do Proprietário

Automatic Gain and ISO Limits

Depending on the brightness of the surroundings, the camcorder will automatically raise the gain or ISO speed
to try to get a brighter picture. Because doing so can lead to video noise, you can select a maximum limit for
how high levels are raised. These limits are referred to as the automatic gain control (AGC) limit and auto ISO
limit. Shooting with a smaller limit is useful as it results in a darker picture but less noise. This function is available
when the shooting mode is set to “, ‚, or ’.

1 Press the MENU button.

•

mode: If you set [v Camera Setup]> [2] > [ISO/Gain] to

[Gain], you will be able to set the AGC limit; if you set [ISO/Gain] to
[ISO], you will be able to set the auto ISO limit.

•

mode: Because only the ISO speed can be adjusted for photos,

you will be able to set only the auto ISO limit.

2 Open the submenu to set the AGC limit or auto ISO limit.

mode: [v Camera Setup] > [1] > [AGC Limit] or [Auto ISO

Limit]

mode: [{ Camera Setup] > [1] > [Auto ISO Limit]

3 Touch [

] or [

• The AGC limit or auto ISO limit dial will appear at the bottom of the

screen.

• Touch [m] to remove the limit.

4 Drag your finger left/right along the dial to select the desired value.

• You can also push the joystick up/down until the position of the current value is highlighted in orange and

then push left/right to adjust the value.

5 Touch [X].

• The AGC limit or auto ISO limit icon will appear on the left side of the screen.

Available ISO limit settings

* When this value is selected in

mode and the camcorder is switched to

mode, the auto ISO limit will be set to

ISO2000.

Available AGC limit settings

Operating modes:

ISO speed

Clips

(1/3-stop increments)

160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500*, 3200*, 4000*

Photos

(1/3-stop increments)

160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000

Gain

Clips

(1.5-dB increments)

0 dB to 28.5 dB

[v Camera Setup]

(in mode)

[{ Camera Setup]

(in mode)

[1]

[AGC Limit] or [Auto ISO Limit]

[m] (automatic)