I don't believe the LZ6 has a backlight mode. However, it does have an exposure compensation feature, which is basically what backlight mode does.

In a backlight situation, the bright light behind your subject forces the camera to reduce the exposure. The backlight setting essentially tells your camera, "Hey, camera, the subject is not the bright light, it's the silhouette in front of it." The camera then increases the exposure (makes the picture brighter) so the subject doesn't look like a silhouette.

You can do the same thing with exposure compensation. Look it up in your owner's manual. If you can't avoid a backlight situation by moving yourself and/or your subject, set your exposure compensation to +2. That should take care of it. Don't forget to change it back to zero afterward.

Hi there,

There are a few things you can do to get a good picture even if the sun is in front of you.

If the sun is in front of you but out of the frame, shade your lens with your hand, a piece of paper, or other object. Position your hand or the object so it casts a shadow on the front of your camera lens. Better yet, have someone else do it while you take the picture.

Make it a habit to shade your lens from any bright light source that shines light directly on the front of your camera lens; it doesn't have to be the sun. Your pictures will look richer, with more contrast and deeper colors.

If the sun has to be in the frame, try to position it behind your subject. If you can't do that, try activating your camera's flash in Manual mode, or whatever mode forces it to fire on every shot. (When the flash is in Auto mode, the flash decides whether it should fire or not. In Auto mode, the flash typically does not fire during daytime or when there is a lot of light.)

Some cameras have a backlight setting. This increases the exposure (brightness) of the image so that things that are in shadow don't look so dark. In backlight mode, the background can get very bright or may even turn completely white, which is fine as long as your subject is properly exposed.

If your camera doesn't have a backlight setting, you may be able to fake it. On some cameras you can set the point where it focuses. If you can position the focus point on the subject, the camera will ignore the rest of the scene and do its best to adjust and make your subject appear normal and not like a silhouette.

Hope this helps!