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12. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION
AUTO IRIS
BACK L
NORMAL
SPOT L
STRETCH
NORMAL
COMPRESS
FULL AUTO BLACK LOLUX
MODE
POWER
ON OFF
VTR
VTR
CAM
AUTO IRIS
BACK L
NORMAL
SPOT L
STRETCH
NORMAL
COMPRESS
FULL AUTO BLACK LOLUX
MODE
POWER
ON OFF
VTR
VTR
CAM
12-6 Switch Setup According to Illumination and Subject
Various switch settings are performed to accommodate the conditions of the illumination and the subject when shooting.
SWITCH FUNCTIONS 1AUTO IRIS LEVEL switch
This switch allows the reference value for the auto iris
adjustment to be changed according to the lighting condition.
BACK L : When the subject is in backlit conditions.
Opens the iris wider than the standard setting.
NORMAL: Normal lighting condition.
SPOT L : When the subject is under a spotlight.
Closes the iris narrower than the standard setting.
■The level of auto iris can be set in SPOT L/BACK L on the
CAMERA OPERATION menu screen when the AUTO IRIS
switch is set to BACK L or SPOT L. ☞ See page 71.
2BLACK stretch/black compress switch
This switch makes the image easier to see by varying the
black gain.
BLACK STRETCH :Boosts the gain of black areas to
improve the reproducibility of black.
NORMAL : Normal black gain.
BLACK COMPRESS
: Attenuates the gain of black areas to
make the image sharper.
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.
1.
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 or LCD monitor.
2.
Pressing the FULL AUTO button again cancels the FAS
mode and turns the FULL AUTO indicator off.
■Automatic Setting Contents
●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.
Operation
FULL AUTO SHOOTING (FAS) FUNCTION
●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.
CAUTION:
AUTO IRIS
LEVEL switch BLACK stretch/black
compress switch
FULL AUTO indicator FULL AUTO/shooting button