38 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING |
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Exposure Control | Iris Lock |
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.
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M” ( pg. 16).
3 Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in FUNCTION Menu. ( pg. 33)
●The exposure control indicator appears.
4 To brighten the image, press . To darken the image, press . (maximum ±6)
●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 39)
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Operation Mode | VIDEO | MEMORY |
Exposure Level | ±0 | ±0EV |
| ±1 | ±0.3EV |
| ±2 | ±0.7EV |
| ±3 | ±1.0EV |
| ±4 | ±1.3EV |
| ±5 | ±1.7EV |
| ±6 | ±2.0EV |
5 Press SET or . Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step 3.
NOTES:
●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” ( pg. 41), or with the backlight compensation.
●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 32, 34)
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in
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.
1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2 Set the recording mode to “M” ( pg. 16).
3 Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in FUNCTION Menu. ( pg. 33)
●The exposure control indicator appears.
4 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold SET or for over 2 seconds. The “” indication appear.
5 Press SET or . The iris is locked.
6 Press MENU. The Menu screen closes. The “” indication appears.
To return to automatic iris control
Select “AUTO” in step 3.
●The exposure control indicator and “” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step 3, adjust the exposure by pressing or . Then lock the iris in steps 4 - 6. For automatic locking, select “AUTO” in step 3. The exposure control and the iris become automatic.