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CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

ZOOM Lens

Th16 x 5.5BRMU

1FOCUS ring
Manual focus ring.
2ZOOM lever/ring
This is the manual zoom ring equipped with a zoom lever.
To adjust the zoom manually, turn the zoom mode knob b
to position “M”.
3IRIS ring
Manual iris ring. To activate the auto iris feature, set the Iris
Mode switch 7 to “A”.
4[VTR] VTR trigger button
To start/stop shooting.
5[RET] Return video button
You can only monitor the return video signal from the VTR
from the viewfinder, LCD monitor and video signal connec-
tor while this button is pressed.
When you set the LENS RET item to “FOCUS ASSIST” in
the SWITCH MODE menu screen, you can use this button
as the FOCUS ASSIST button.
XSee page 71.
6ZOOM servo control lever
To operate the servo zoom feature with this lever, set the
ZOOM knob b to “S”.
• Pressing the “W” section of this lever increases the
angle of the lens for a wider shooting angle.
• Pressing the “T” section of this lever narrows the lens
angle perspective for telephoto shots.
• Pushing harder changes the speed of the zoom.
7IRIS mode switch
8Momentary auto iris button
When the IRIS mode switch 7 is at “M”, pushing this but-
ton activates the Auto Iris Function while it is held down
only.
9[S] IRIS speed adjusting control
For adjusting the iris operation speed.
MEMO
If the speed becomes too fast, hunting may occur. To avoid
the phenomena described above, perform adjustment
again.
0FILTER thread
Protect the lens with a clear filter or UV filter by screwing
the filter onto the thread inside the lens hood from the front.
Other filters can be used for various effects.
aZOOM servo connector
Connect an optional zoom servo unit here.
b[ZOOM] ZOOM mode knob
cBACK FOCUS ring/fixing screw
For back focus adjustment only. Secure with the screw
knob after adjustment. XSee“Back Focus Adjustment”
on page 44.
dMacro focusing ring (for close-up shooting)
By rotating this ring in the direction of the arrow, close-up
shooting of very small objects becomes possible.
Normal focus adjustment and zoomi ng are not available in
the macro mode.
To shoot images in the macro mode, set the focus ring 1
to the infinite position (∞) and the zoom ring 2 to the max-
imum wide-angle position. To adjust the focus of the macro
image, rotate this ring in the direction of the arrow until the
object is focused.
CAUTION
• The back-focus knob is located close to the macro ring,
be careful not to mistake the back-focus knob for the
macro ring.
• After the required operation, be sure to return the macro
focusing ring to the normal position.
XSee “Attaching the Zoom Lens ” on page 30.
XSee “Back Focus Adjustment” onpage 44.
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A : Activates the auto iris feature.
M :Allows manual iris control.
S : Servo zoom mode. Allows operation by the zoom
servo control lever 6.
M :Manual zoom mode. Allows zoom control by the
zoom lever/ring 2.