Adjusting the brightness

IRIS/CONV. dial

DIAL (IRIS/CONV.)

 

selector switch
1 Set the DIAL (IRIS/CONV.) selector switch to IRIS.

With this setting, the camera will adjust the image brightness by controlling the aperture of the lens iris and gain according to the setting of the IRIS/CONV. dial.

2 Turn the IRIS/CONV. dial to adjust the brightness.

To get a brighter image when the lens aperture is OPEN, the camera will enter the gain adjustment automatically.

The adjusted iris and gain values are displayed on the screen.

0dB

F2.0

Set the direction of the IRIS/CONV. dial and aperture control in the setup menus, SW MODE screen, IRIS DIAL. (Page 79)

When this camera’s lens aperture is open, the F-value will be F1.8 when the lens zoom is set to maximum wide-angle (W), and F2.4 when set to maximum telescopic (T).

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