Here is the problem:

My HF100 (and others I have seen) sometimes expose an outdoor (indoor is fine) scene too much...by a factor of 1-2 stops. Thus I get highlight clipping...not good. To solve this, I normally have to go and reduce exposure by -2 stops. This solves the clipping. The scene is a tad dark but useable.

Now here is what I would like my HF100 to do - when I set the exposure to -2 stops I would love for the HF100 to first evaluate the scene and then subtract 2 stops...on the fly for ANY scene. It doesn't do that. If I move to another scene the exposure is off...I have to go back, turn off exposure compensation, have the HF100 evaluate the scene and then compensate the required stops. A pain in the you know what.

I will say that my little Panasonic ZS3 does indeed adjust on the fly, while the Canon HF100 does not.

Can this be done somehow with the Canon HF100? If not do you know of a Canon AVCHD that does?