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RECORDING
Exposure Control
Advanced
Features
For
Video
And
D.S.C.
(cont.)
Iris Lock
Manual exposure adjustment 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 light.
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2 Press MENU/BRIGHT. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to select “ 
”, then press it.
4 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to select “MANUAL”, then press it. The Menu Screen disappears. “EXP.” and the highlight bar on the exposure control indicator are displayed.
5 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT towards “+” to brighten the image, or towards
6 Press MENU/BRIGHT. Exposure adjustment is complete. The indication “EXP.” changes to “MANUAL” and the highlight bar on the exposure control indicator goes out.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
.... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Power
Switch to “
”.
To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .
.... press BACKLIGHT. 
is displayed and the
subject is brightened. If pressed again, 
disappears and the brightness returns to the previous level.
•+3 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT Button.
•Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white.
To Darken The Subject Quickly . . .
.... press SPOTLIGHT. 
is displayed and the
subject is darkened. If pressed again, 
disappears and the brightness returns to the previous level.
•
•Using SPOTLIGHT may cause the light around the subject to become too dark and the subject to become black.
•Backlight and spotlight compensations are also available when the Power Switch is set to “ 
”.
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.
When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even when the subject moves away from you, the image will not darken or brighten.
Before the following steps, perform steps 1 through 4 of “Exposure Control”.
5 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold MENU/BRIGHT for over 2 seconds. The exposure control indicator and “ 
” appear. Press MENU/BRIGHT. “ 
” changes to “ 
” and the iris is locked. “EXP.” changes to “MANUAL”.
MENU/BRIGHT Wheel
EXP .
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Iris lock indicator
Power Switch
SPOTLIGHT Button
BACKLIGHT Button
To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .
.... rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display “AUTO” then
press it in step 4. The exposure control indicator and “ 
” disappear. Or, set the Power Switch to “ 
”.
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .
.... after step 4, adjust the exposure rotating MENU/
BRIGHT. Then lock the iris in step 5. For automatic locking, rotate MENU/BRIGHT to select “AUTO”, then press it in step 4. The iris becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.
Iris
Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well- lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.