6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING
6. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SHOOTING
6-2 Viewfinder Adjustment
1. Adjust the position and angle of the viewfinder.
6-4 Back Focus Adjustment
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It is only necessary to perform this when the lens is attached
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2. Eyepiece focusing ring
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2. Diopter adjustment
Rotate the eyepiece focusing ring until the viewfinder screen image is clearly visible.
3. Brightness and contrast adjustment
When the ambient brightness changes, etc., the brightness and contrast of the viewfinder screen can be adjusted with the BRIGHT and CONT controls.
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for the first time or when focusing is not correct in both the telephoto and
It is easier to adjust back focus when the subject is more than 3 meters from the camera.
The optimal subject for this adjustment is a Siemens star chart.
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1. Set the IRIS mode switch to M (Manual).
2. Set the zoom mode to MANU (Manual).
3. Open the iris ring. If the illumination is too strong, reduce it or move to a darker place.
6-3 External Monitor Adjustment
Display the camera
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4. Turn the zoom lever until the lens is at the maximum telephoto position.
5. Bring the subject into focus.
1. Connect a color video monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector of the
2. Set the OUTPUT switch to BARS to output the color bar signal (SMTPE type color bars).
3. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to ON so that the screen turns entirely blue.
4. Adjust the CHROMA control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the color bars 1 and 8, 7 and D.
5. With the BLUE CHECK function ON, adjust the PHASE control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the color bars 3 and 0, 5 and B.
1. Connect a colour video monitor to the MONITOR OUT connector of the
2. Set the OUTPUT switch to BARS to output the colour bar signal (EBU type colour bars).
3. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to ON so that the screen turns entirely blue.
4. Adjust the CHROMA control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the colour bars 1 and 7.
5. With the BLUE CHECK function ON, adjust the PHASE control of the monitor so that there is no difference in brightness between the colour bars 3 and 5.
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6. Set the lens to maximum
7. Loosen the back focus ring retaining knob.
8. View the same subject and adjust the back focus ring for the best possible focus.
9. Repeat steps 4. through 8. about three times for fine adjustment until the subject remains in focus in both the telephoto position and the
10.Tighten the back focus ring retaining knob to secure the ring.
Memo:
ACCU FOCUS can also be used in the above step 3.
6. If the phase control adjustment above causes a difference in brightness between the color bars 1 and 8, 7 and D, start again from the CHROMA control adjustment in step 4.
7. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to OFF to switch the monitor back to the standard screen (R, G and B will all appear).
8. Use the monitor's brightness control to adjust so that the color bars H and I disappear but J is visible.
SMTPE type color bars
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6. If the phase control adjustment above causes a difference in brightness between the colour bars 1 and 7, start again from the CHROMA control adjustment in step 4.
7. Set the monitor's BLUE CHECK function to OFF to switch the monitor back to the standard screen (R, G and B will all appear).
EBU type colour bars
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The colour bar screen has a configuration as shown above.
The description hereinafter refers to the positions in the colour bar screen using the numbers.
Siemens star chart
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