JVC GR-DVL120 5, 6, 5

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.

2Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. The Menu

Screen appears.

3Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select

“ EXPOSURE”, then press it.

4Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select

“MANUAL”, then press it. The Menu Screen

disappears. The exposure control indicator appears.

5Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel towards “+” to

brighten the image, or towards “–” to darken the

image. (maximum ±6)

6Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. Exposure

adjustment is complete.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

.....select “AUTO ” in step 4. 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:

You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same

time with backlight, spotlight ( pg. 25) compensation

and “SNOW” ( pg. 25).

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

through 4 of “Exposure Control”.

5Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD

monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold the

MENU/BRIGHT wheel for over 2 seconds. The

exposure control indicator and “ ” appear.

Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. “ ” changes to

“ ” and the iris is locked.

To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .

.....rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display “AUTO” then

press it in step 4. The exposure control indicator

and “ ” disappear. Or, set the Power switch to

“ ”.

To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .

.....after step 4 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the

exposure rotating the MENU/BRIGHT wheel.

Then lock the iris in step 5 of “Iris Lock”. For

automatic locking, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT

wheel to select “AUTO”, then press it in step 4.

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.

FOR RECORDING

(cont.)

MENU/BRIGHT

Wheel

Power Switch

BACKLIGHT

Button (5)

Iris lock indicator