Adjusting the Aperture

Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M

The aperture value (F-number) of the lens can be set as follows.

F-number

Description

Decrease

The subject appears brighter.

 

The focused range becomes sharper, while the

 

background is blurred to produce a soft image.

 

 

Increase

The subject appears darker.

 

Background of image becomes focused as well.

 

 

1 Set to the Manual shooting mode.

2 Set to the aperture adjustment mode.

●Press the [IRIS A/M] button to set to the Manual Iris mode.

●The current F-number is displayed.

IRIS A/M

3 Set the F-number.

●Turn the iris dial.

●The selected F-number is displayed.

USER1 USER2

ND

FILTER

ON

FOCUS

ZOOM

OFF

AF/MF FULL AUTO

GAIN WHT.BAL IRIS A/M

L-

B-

M-

A-

H-

PRST-

A

B

[IRIS A/M]

Iris Dial

Setting values

F1.8 - F8.0 (14 steps)

The open F-number of the aperture varies according to the zoom position.

Wide [W] end : F1.8

Tele [T] end : F2.8

1/3-step display when zooming to the tele [T] end

When the aperture is set to F1.8 at the [W] end of the zoom range, the aperture value may fall below the open F-number when zoomed to the [T] end. In this case, the aperture value is not fixed, but changes according to the open F-number of the respective zoom positions. The F-number nearest to the open F-number is displayed in 1/3 steps. (F1.8, F2.0, F2.2, F2.5, F2.8)

Setting aperture to AUTO

1 While in the Manual Iris mode, press the [IRIS A/M] button to set to the Auto Iris mode.

Setting the Photometry Area

Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M

● Brightness of a specific area can be corrected automatically to the optimal state by selecting one of the three photometry areas indicated by the frames on the screen or the area of the entire screen.

● Set using [AE Area] in the [Camera Function] menu.

● When the entire screen is selected in [AE Area], the brightness of the entire screen is automatically adjusted to an optimal level.

1 Set to the Manual shooting mode.

2 Display the photometry area setting screen. (A Page 65)

●The [AE Area] screen in the [Camera Function] menu opens.

●Photometry area frames are displayed at the center of the screen.

•Select a photometry area from the left, center, and right frames on the screen or the entire screen.

Photometry Area

Frame (Green)

3 Select a photometry area.

●Select a photometry area by pushing the set lever up/down or to the left/right.

●When the entire screen is selected, push the lever to the left/ right to select the left/right photometry area frame, or up/ down to select the center photometry area frame.

●When any of the left/center/right photometry area frame is selected, push up or down to select the entire screen.

4 Confirm the photometry area.

●Press the center of the set lever.

●The confirmed photometry area is displayed, and the photometry area icon appears in white. (except when the entire screen is selected)

●Brightness within the frame is always automatically corrected to an optimal level.

Locking the brightness of the photometry area

1 Press the center of the set lever for 1 second or longer while setting the photometry area or after confirming the setting.

●The photometry area frame disappears, and a lock icon (L) appears.

●The automatically corrected brightness within the photometry area is locked. (AE Lock)

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