FEATURES FOR RECORDING EN 33

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.

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

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 12)

3 Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in. The Menu Screen appears.

4 Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel to select “p (EXPOSURE)”, and press it.

5 Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel to select “MANUAL”, and press it.

●The exposure control indicator appears.

6 To brighten the image, rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel towards “+”. To darken the image, rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel towards “–”. (maximum ±6)

●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 34)

●–3 exposure has the same effect as when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”. ( pg. 31)

7 Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in. Exposure adjustment is complete.

To return to automatic exposure control

Select “AUTO” in step 5. 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. 30), or with the backlight compensation. ( pg. 34)

●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 24, 25)

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.

Before doing the following, perform steps 1 – 5 in “Exposure Control”.

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

7 Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in. The “” indication changes to “ ” and the iris is locked.

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To return to automatic iris

 

control

 

Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel

 

to select “AUTO”, then press it in

Iris Lock Indicator

step 5. Or, set the Power Switch to

 

“A”.

 

●The exposure control indicator and “” disappear.

To lock the exposure control and the iris

After step 5 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the exposure by rotating the MMENU/VOL. Wheel. Then lock the iris in steps 6 and 7 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking, rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel to select “AUTO”, then press it in step 5. The exposure control and the iris become automatic.