Canon SD110 Movie Mode - Real Time Light Metering?

[Ken Nielsen]

I just got the Canon SD110 and find in movie mode, that the light metering is stuck where I first start to take the movie. If I pan to an area that has brighter lighting, the metering stays set for the darker area and everything in the shot is washed out.

Is there any way to set light metering to adjust for the varying light conditions as you shoot movies?

[stopbath]

Exposure, focus, zoom and white balance are all locked at the start.

That's the nature of most point and shoot digital cameras with the movie clip feature.

A real video camera is what you need if it's important, otherwise, plan your shots accordingly.

[Ken Nielsen]

So many terms will be lost to technology, but dragging a print from the developer, through the water and into the stop bath is a memory. I can almost hear a Sssssst of inaudible sound as the chemical stopped the development process for sure, then, on through another water bathe and into the fixer for a spell, then hanging to dry or onto the dryer drum.

Actually, the younger generation is probably healthier for not having to spend years with their hands soaking in dektol D-76. For some, it resulted in Parkinsons.

I digress, (people do that at my age) but for sure, I want to thank you for clueing me in, to plan ahead on panning and put my exposure right for the scene I want to dominate, as well as limiting my panning to areas of similar lighting. If you've got any other tips on this, let me know. I do believe that putting the shutter button half-way down will lock in the exposure for movies, then I can move the camera to where I want the scene to start and wind up with the pre-buttoned exposure being correct as I pan into that scene.

Thank You,

Ken