#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

64the background. Available aperture values will vary depending on the EF lens attached to the camcorder. Operating modes:

Using the Control Dial

You can adjust the aperture value of an EF lens using the control dial on the camcorder or that on the grip unit.

By default the control dial’s function is set to aperture control. If it has been changed, follow the procedure below to set the control dial’s function to [Iris] in advance.

Assigning Aperture Control to the Control Dial

1Open the [Control Dial] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[Custom Function] >[Control Dial]

2 Select [Iris] and then press SET.

Selecting the Increment Scale to Use When Adjusting the Aperture

1Open the [Iris Increment] submenu.

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

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

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.

Control dial

[wOther Functions]

[Custom Function]

[Control Dial]

[Iris]

[~Camera Setup]

[Iris]

[Iris Increment]

[1/3 stop]

NOTES

You can use the [wOther Functions] >[Custom Function] >[Control Dial Dir.] or [Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] setting (A110) to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial on the camcorder or on the grip unit, respectively.

Remote Operation Using Wi-Fi Remote

After completing the necessary preparations (A47) you can adjust the aperture value remotely from a Wi-Fi- enabled device using the Wi-Fi Remote application.