Basic operations of the camera (continued)

Using focus assist

1 Assign FA to any of the USER 1 – 3 buttons in the menu SW MODE screen.

2 Press the button assigned FA.

The contours of the image is taken in the red outline. Adjust the focus so that the subject to focus is surrounded by the red outline.

Iris adjustments

OFF

PUSHAUTO FOCUS A FUNCTION

M

IRIS GAIN WHITEBAL

L

M

H

IRIS dial

IRIS button

1 Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust the aperture of lens.

AUTO IRIS: Adjust the iris automatically.

MANUAL IRIS: Adjust the iris manually.

2 Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens when in the manual iris mode.

In the auto iris mode, the lens iris can be corrected using this dial.

Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture control in the setup menus, SW MODE screen, IRIS DIAL. (Page 54 of Vol.2)

Depending on your lens, AUTO IRIS may not operate.

Depending on your lens, the CLOSE function may not work during the IRIS operation.

Depending on your lens, for example if you are using a mount adaptor, the IRIS dial may not operate. Operate the IRIS ring of the lens.

See the display on the iris meter for the status of the light intensity. For details on the iris meter display, see page 47 of Vol. 2.

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