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Adjusting the Aperture |
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You can affect the brightness of your recordings or change the depth of field by adjusting the aperture. For |
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Manual Aperture Control |
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You can adjust the aperture value of most EF lenses using the control |
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the EF lens attached to the camcorder. |
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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
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]
•If you set an assignable button to [Iris +] or [Iris