JVC GR-DV3000 3, 4, 3

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Exposure Control

Manual exposure adjustment 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

light.

1Set the Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down

the Lock Button located on the switch, then pull out

the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.

2Press EXPOSURE. The exposure control

indicator appear.

3Rotate the MENU wheel towards “▲” to brighten

the image, or towards “▼” to darken the image.

(maximum ±6)

4Press the MENU wheel in. Exposure adjustment

is complete.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

.....press EXPOSURE or set the Power Switch to

“”.

To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .

.....press BACKLIGHT. is displayed and the

subject is brightened. If pressed again,

disappears and the brightness returns to the

previous level.

•+3 exposure has the same effect as the

BACKLIGHT Button.

•Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the

subject to become too bright and the subject to

become white.

•Backlight compensations is also available when the

Power Switch is set to “ ”.

NOTE:

Backlight, spotlight (墌 pg. 39) compensation and

“SNOW” (墌 pg. 39) have no effect when the manual

Exposure Control mode is engaged.

MENU Wheel

Power Switch

Iris Lock

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 the following steps, perform steps 1 and 2

of “Exposure Control”.

3Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD

monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold the

MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. The exposure

control indicator and “ ” appear.

Press the MENU wheel in. “ ” changes to “ ” and

the iris is locked.

To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .

.....press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control

indicator and “ ” disappear. Or, set the Power

Switch to “ ”.

To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .

.....after step 2 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the

exposure rotating the MENU wheel. Then lock the

iris in step 3 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking,

press EXPOSURE again in step 2. The iris

becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.

Iris

Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well-lit

environments to keep too much light from entering,

and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.

BACKLIGHT Button (

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EXPOSURE Button

Iris lock indicator

ADVANCED FEATURES

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