[~Camera Setup]
[Iris]
[Iris Increment]
[1/3 stop]

 

 

 

 

Adjusting the Aperture

 

Adjusting the Aperture

 

You can affect the brightness of your recordings or change the depth of field by adjusting the aperture. For

 

example, use a small aperture value for a shallow depth of field that isolates the subject in focus and nicely blurs

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the background.

Operating modes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual Aperture Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can adjust the aperture value of most EF lenses using the control

 

 

 

 

dial on the grip unit. Available aperture values will vary depending on

 

 

 

 

the EF lens attached to the camcorder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control dial

Selecting the Increment Scale to Use When Adjusting the

Aperture

1 Open the [Iris Increment] submenu.

[~Camera Setup] >[Iris] >[Iris Increment]

2 Select [1/2 stop], [1/3 stop] or [Fine] and then press the joystick.

Changing the Aperture Value

Turn the control dial to adjust the aperture.

The selected aperture value will appear on the lower left of the screen.

When [~Camera Setup] >[Iris] >[Iris Increment] is set to [Fine], the actual increments will be smaller than 1/3 stop but the onscreen display will show the closest 1/3-stop aperture value.

NOTES

When using an EF lens with no lens contacts, such as a Canon EF Cinema lens, you cannot adjust the aperture using the camcorder. Adjust the aperture using the lens.

You can use the [wOther Functions] >[Custom Function] >[Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] setting (A98) to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial.

If you are using an EF lens that can correct the aperture value according to the position of the zoom, you can use the [~Camera Setup] >[Iris] >[Zoom-Iris Correct.] setting to select whether to maintain the f/stop as you zoom.

If you set an assignable button to [Iris +] or [Iris -] (A85), you can press the button to respectively open up or close the aperture.