13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
Various switch settings are performed to accommodate the conditions of the illumination and the subject when shooting.
SWITCH FUNCTIONS
AUTO IRIS LEVEL switch
AUTO IRIS LEVEL
switch
\BLACK stretch/black
compress setting switch
This switch allows the reference value for the auto iris
adjustment to be changed according to the lighting condition.
When the subject is in backlit conditions.
BACK.L :
NORMAL:
SPOT.L :
Sets the Auto Iris reference value to a value that
is about 1 step wider than the standard setting.
Normal lighting condition.
When the subject is under a spotlight.
Sets the Auto Iris reference value to a value that
is about 1 step narrower than the standard setting.
BLACK stretch/black compress switch
This switch makes the image easier to see by varying the
black gain.
Boosts the gain of black areas to
improve the reproducibility of black.
Normal black gain.
BLACK STRETCH
NORMAL
BLACK COMPRESS
Attenuates the gain of black areas to
make the image sharper.
FULL AUTO SHOOTING (FAS) FUNCTION
FULL AUTO FULL AUTO\
indicator shooting button
The FAS function provides a wide range of compatibility with
shooting conditions that varies as you move between indoors
and outdoors or between bright and dark locations. It eliminates
the need to change the switch and filter positions every time
you move.
The FAS function provides an integrated control of the ALC
(Automatic Level Control), Auto iris and FAW (Full-time Auto
White balance) functions.
Operation
Simply press the FULL AUTO button to enter the FAS mode,
in which the FULL AUTO indicator lights and "FAS" is
displayed to the right in the viewfinder.
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Pressing the FULL AUTO button again cancels the FAS
mode and turns the FULL AUTO indicator off.
Automatic Setting Contents
CAUTION:
• When the power is turned on while the camera is in the
FAS mode, it takes about 10 seconds before the
automatic adjustment of FAS is completed.
' In the FAS mode, the audio recording level is not set
automatically to the AUTO mode.
To select the AUTO mode, set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
of the VCR section to AUTO.
• If you have been displaying the colour bars, the screen is
switched automatically to the camera image.
• The auto iris adjustment mode is entered even if the iris mode
switch of the lens is set to manual.,
• The GAIN switch and WHT.BAL switch settings are defeated
in the FAS mode.
• The LOLUX button setting is active even in the FAS mode.
However, the ALC and EEI are defeated in the LOLUX mode,
in which only the auto iris adjustment and FAW are used.
• All of the previous setting contents are recalled when the
FAS mode is cancelled.
• The SMOOTH TRANS function is defeated during switch to
the FAS function.
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