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Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations:
●When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.
●When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.
●When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 15)
3 Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in FUNCTION Menu. ( pg. 29)
●The exposure control menu appears.
4 To brighten the image, press 3. To darken the image, press 4. (maximum ±6)
●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 36)
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Operation Mode | VIDEO | MEMORY |
Exposure Level | ± 0 | ± 0EV |
| ± 1 | ± 0.3EV |
| ± 2 | ± 0.7EV |
| ± 3 | ± 1.0EV |
| ± 4 | ± 1.3EV |
| ± 5 | ± 1.7EV |
| ± 6 | ± 2.0EV |
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5 Press SET or 2. Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step 3.
NOTES:
●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” ( pg. 38), or with the backlight compensation.
●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 29, 31)
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in
Use this function in the following situations:
●When shooting a moving subject.
●When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes), such as when the subject is backing away.
●When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.
●When shooting objects under a spotlight.
●When zooming.
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 15)
3 Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in FUNCTION Menu. ( pg. 29)
●The exposure control menu appears.
4 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold SET or 2 for over 2 seconds. The “
” indication appears.
5 Press SET or 2. The iris is locked.
6 Press MENU. The Menu Screen closes. The “ 
” indicator appears.
To return to automatic iris control
Select “AUTO” in step 3.
●The exposure control indicator and “
” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step 3, adjust the exposure by pressing 3 or 4. Then lock the iris in steps 4 – 6. For automatic locking, select “AUTO” in step 3. The exposure control and the iris become automatic.