Setting of BLC, Setting of PEAK/AVERAGE | Hitachi KP-E500, KP-DE500

NOTE

The video level adjustment for lenses that use a video signal type lens, is adjusted using the binding screws on the side of the lens as shown in the method below.

1)The lens side sensitivity binding adjustment gauge is displayed on the light control menu, when the LENS SW on the camera back is set to [VIDEO].

◆ ＬＩＧＨＴ	ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬＭＥＮＵ ◆
>ＭＯＤＥ	：ＡＶＥＲＡＧＥ	…… Select light control mode
Ｌｅｖ･･･････････････････････		…… Video output level gauge
Ｒｅｆ･･･････････････････････		…… Control reference level gauge
ＬＥＶＥＬ	：０００	…… Video level adjust (-128～000～+127)
ＲＥＴ		…… Return to the main menu
ＥＮＤ		…… End of menu display

LIGHT CONTROL MENU (MODE: AVERAGE)

2)Please do the sensitivity binding on the side of the Lens so that the value of video output level gauge [Lev] does not drop from the value of reference level gauge [Ref].

3)When the value of [Lev] is adjusted to a lower value than the value of [Ref] the repetition phenomenon (hunting) of the lens iris may occur along automatic gain control in the camera.

Setting of BLC

In the case where there is a strong light source and sunlight in the background, the lens iris will close according to the scene brightness, causing the desired object in the scene to appear dark. This mode is used under such a condition.

4)Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the main menu.

5)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “LIGHT CONTROL”, then press the SET button to display the light control menu.

6)The following menu is displayed. Push the SET button to select “BLC”, when the cursor is in “MODE”.

◆ ＬＩＧＨＴ		ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬＭＥＮＵ ◆
>ＭＯＤＥ		：ＢＬＣ	…… Select light control mode
ＡＲＥＡ	ＳＥＬＥＣＴ：ＮＯ．１ ↵		…… Go to area select menu and selected area No.
ＬＥＶＥＬ		：０００	…… Video level adjust (-128～000～+127)
ＲＥＴ			…… Return to the main menu
ＥＮＤ			…… End of menu display

LIGHT CONTROL MENU (MODE: BLC)

7)Shift the cursor to “AREA SELECT” and push the SET button to display the detection area(BLC) select menu.

ＡＲＥＡ（ＢＬＣ）

ＮＯ．１

┏━━━━━━┓

┃ ┃

┗━━━━━━┛

Detect area position

6 5 4

2 1 3

7 8 9

Setting of PEAK/AVERAGE

When there is strong spot light in the background a halo may appear and cause obstruction to a desired object in the image. This mode is used under such a condition.

1)	Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display
	the main menu.
2)	Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to
	“LIGHT CONTROL”, then press the SET button to display
	the light control menu.

DETECTTION AREA (BLC) SELECT MENU

5)There are 9 light detect areas selected by the UP and DOWN buttons. Select the areas from nos. 1 to 9 that include the subject of main interest. (Factory setting is NO.1)

UP button	: 1→2→3→4→5→6→7→8→9
	(ascending order)
DOWN button	: 9→8→7→6→5→4→3→2→1
	(descending order)

5)After deciding the detection area, push the SET button to return to the light control menu.

3) The following menu is displayed, push the SET button

and change to “PEAK/AVE”, when the cursor is in “MODE”.

◆ ＬＩＧＨＴ	ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬＭＥＮＵ ◆
ＭＯＤＥ	：ＰＥＡＫ／ＡＶＥ		…… Select light control mode
>ＰＫ／ＡＶ	：	１５／８５	…… Select peak / average value ratio
ＬＥＶＥＬ	：	０００	…… Video level adjust (-128～000～+127)
ＲＥＴ			…… Return to the main menu
ＥＮＤ			…… End of menu display

LIGHT CONTROL MENU (MODE: PEAK/AVE)

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