Select Dial

Display

FOCUS AUTO

EXPOSURE AUTO

WIDEOFF

S.LXOFF TITLE

DATETIME DISP.

4RETURN

Power Switch

Menu Screen

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Exposure Control

This feature automatically adjusts the iris for the best available picture quality, but you can override and make the adjustment manually.

 

SELECT OPERATION MODE

 

1 Set the Power Switch to “PRO.”.

 

 

ACCESS MENU SCREEN

 

 

2 Press the Select Dial to display the Menu Screen.

 

 

ACCESS “EXPOSURE” MENU

 

 

3 Rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to

 

 

“EXPOSURE” and press it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS MANUAL EXPOSURE

 

 

4 Rotate the Select Dial to move the highlight bar to

 

 

“MANU”, then press it. “00” (exposure control level

RECORDING

 

counter) appears.

 

 

 

 

ADJUST EXPOSURE

5 To brighten the image . . .

 

.... rotate the Select Dial upward. The exposure

 

control level counter increases (maximum +06).

 

 

Go to step 6.

 

 

To darken the image . . .

 

 

.... rotate the Select Dial downward. The exposure

 

 

control level counter decreases (maximum –06).

 

 

Go to step 6.

 

6

 

 

 

END ADJUSTMENT OF EXPOSURE

 

EXPOSURE

AUTO

MANU

EXIT

00

To brighten the image

EXPOSURE Menu

Manual Exposure Screen

Exposure control level counter

Press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen reappears

with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

CLOSE MENU SCREEN

7 Press the Select Dial. The Menu Screen disappears

and the exposure control level counter reappers to

indicate the exposure is adjusted.

NOTES:

To return to the factory setting, select “AUTO” in step 4.

To re-adjust exposure, repeat the procedure from step 2.

06

06

+06

To darken the image

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GR-FX505, GR-FX305, GR-FX405 specifications

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