13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
13-2 IRIS (Brightness) Adjustment
ADJUSTMENT OF LENS IRIS
Iris ring
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The lens iris can be adjusted using any of the following three methods.
• Automatic adjustment
Set the iris mode switch to "A" (Auto).
The iris is adjusted automatically according to the brightness of the object.
• Manual adjustment
Set the iris mode switch to "M" (Manual).
The iris can be adjusted manually by rotating the iris ring.
• Temporary auto iris adjustment
During manual iris adjustment, the auto iris adjustment mode is activated only while this button is held depressed.
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Temporary auto iris button
Iris mode switch
Changing the auto iris adjustment setup
Under special lighting conditions such as backlight, it is often appropriate to change the value set by the auto iris adjustment.
This can be done by the following methods.
•Setting the AUTO IRIS LEVEL switch of the camera ☞ See "SWITCH FUNCTIONS" on page 90.
ZEBRA PATTERN DISPLAY DURING MANUAL ADJUSTMENT
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OFF ZEBRA
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ZEBRA switch
By setting the ZEBRA switch to ON, oblique stripes (zebra pattern) can be displayed in the sections with a luminance level of 70% to 80% or sections with levels over 100% in the viewfinder.
The zebra pattern can be used as a reference for manual iris adjustment.
When adjusting the iris manually, adjust it so that the zebra patterns are displayed in the section that you want to stress in the subject.
•When CHARACTER of the Camera SETUP Menu screen is set to ON, the zebra pattern will also appear in the MONITOR OUT connector video.
•The zebra pattern will also appear during color bar output when the ZEBRA switch is set to ON.
•The initial setting is 70 to 80%. However, using the "ZEBRA" setting on the VF DISPLAY MENU, zebra patterns can be displayed in the sections with a luminance level of 85% to 95%, over 95% and over 100%.
☞See "VF DISPLAY MENU Screen" on page 78.
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