Using focus assist
When you press the <FOCUS ASSIST> button, the screen border turns red and the image contour has red edges. Adjust the focus so that the contour of the subject you want to focus on becomes red.
<FOCUS ASSIST> button
Adjusting the iris
Shooting
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1Use the <AUTO/MANU> switch, to switch to manual mode. (Page 18)
2Press the <IRIS> button to switch the lens aperture adjustment method.
[AUTO IRIS]: (auto iris) Automatically adjusts the iris value.
[MANUAL IRIS]: (manual iris) Manually adjusts lens aperture.
3When manual iris is on, adjust the lens aperture by turning the IRIS ring.
•When auto iris is on , use this ring to correct lens aperture.
••When [ON] is selected in the [A.IRIS] item on the setup menu [AUTO SW] screen, during auto mode, auto iris is turned on forcibly. (Page 84)
••See the display on the IRIS METER display for the status of the light intensity. See page 75 regarding IRIS METER display.
•Regarding the F values when the lens aperture is open on this camera, [F1.6] is the wide angle side (W) end, and [F3.2] is the telescopic side
(T) end. In the iris display displayed on the viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the lens aperture is open, [OPEN] is displayed on the wide angle side (W) end, and [F3.2] or [OPEN] is displayed on the telescopic side (T) end.
•When the iris is near closed, resolution goes down due to light diffraction. In this case, you can improve things by adjusting shutter speed, and not letting the iris close.
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