2Adjusting the Aperture
2Adjusting 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
74the background. Available aperture values will vary depending on the EF lens attached to the camera. Operating modes: 
Using the Control Dial
You can adjust the aperture value of most EF lenses using the control dial on the camera.
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
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.] setting (A123) to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial.
Remote Operation Using
After completing the necessary preparations (A51) you can adjust the aperture value remotely from a