EXPOSURE Button

 

 

 

+/- Button

SELECT/SET Button

 

Exposure Control

Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations:

●When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

●When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

●When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the viewfinder fully.

3Press EXPOSURE.

●The exposure control indicator appears.

4To brighten the image, press +. To darken the image, press –. (maximum ±6)

●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 47)

●–3 exposure has the same effect as when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”. ( pg. 33)

5Press SELECT/SET. Exposure adjustment is complete.

To return to automatic exposure control...

Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.

NOTES:

●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” ( pg. 33), or with the backlight compensation. ( pg. 47)

●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 31, 35)

Iris Lock

Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in well-lit environments to keep too much light from entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.

Use this function in the following situations:

●When shooting a moving subject.

●When the distance to the subject changes (so its size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes), such as when the subject is backing away.

●When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

●When shooting objects under a spotlight.

●When zooming.

When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even when the subject moves away from you, the image will not darken or brighten.

1Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the viewfinder fully.

3Press EXPOSURE.

● The exposure control indicator appears.

4Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold SELECT/SET for over 2 seconds. The exposure control indicator and the “” indication appear.

5Press SELECT/SET. The “”

indication changes to “ ”

 

and the iris is locked.

3

To return to automatic iris

 

control...

 

Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set

Iris Lock Indicator

A

the Power Switch to “ ”.

 

●The exposure control indicator and “” disappear.

To lock the exposure control and the iris… After step 3 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the exposure by pressing + or –. Then lock the iris in steps 4 and 5 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking, press EXPOSURE twice. The iris becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.