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46 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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| Iris Lock | To cancel Backlight Compensation | |||
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Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris | ||||||
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much light from entering, and dilates in dim | Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light | |||||
environments to allow in more light. | around the subject to become too bright and the | |||||
Use this function in the following situations: | subject to become white. |
●When shooting a moving subject.
● When the distance to the subject changes (so its |
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size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder |
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changes), such as when the subject is backing |
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| precise exposure compensation. You can select | ||||||
● When shooting on a reflective natural background | ||||||||
one of the three metering areas on the LCD | ||||||||
such as at the beach or when skiing. | ||||||||
monitor/viewfinder. | ||||||||
● When shooting objects under a spotlight. | ||||||||
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”. | ||||||||
● When zooming. |
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1 Set the Power Switch to “M”. | ||||||||
2 Press BACK LIGHT twice so that the Spot | ||||||||
2 Set “p” to “MANUAL”. ( pg. 37) | Exposure Control indicator “ |
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● The exposure control indicator appears. | ● A spot metering area frame appears at the | |||||||
3 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD |
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3 Press > or < to select the desired spot | ||||||||
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold | ||||||||
SET for over 2 seconds. The exposure control | metering area frame. | |||||||
indicator and the “ | ” indication appear. | 4 Press SET. | ||||||
4 Press SET. The “ | ” indication changes to | ● Spot Exposure Control is engaged. | ||||||
“ ” and the iris is locked. | ● Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of | |||||||
To return to automatic iris control |
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Select “AUTO” in step 2. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.
●The exposure control indicator and “” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step 2, adjust the exposure by pressing or
. Then lock the iris in steps 3 and 4. For automatic locking, select “AUTO” in step 2. The exposure control and the iris become automatic.
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Backlight Compensation
Backlight compensation brightens the subject quickly.
With simple operation, backlight compensation feature brightens the dark subject portion by increasing the exposure.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press BACK LIGHT so that the Backlight Compensation indicator “ ” appears.
To lock the iris
After step 3, press and hold SET over 2 seconds. The “” indication appears and the iris is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press BACK LIGHT once so that the “
” indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the same time with following functions.
•“SQUEEZE” in “WIDE MODE” ( pg. 39)
•“STROBE” in “PROGRAM AE” ( pg. 48)
•Digital Zoom ( pg. 20)
•Manual Exposure Control
●Depending on the shooting location and condition, optimum result may not be attained.