Light Metering

According to the recording condition and purpose, set light metering to measure exposure time.

1 Set POWER to MANUAL REC.

• The LED Lamp lights up.

2 Press MENU to display MANUAL REC menu.

LED

Lamp

2, 4

3

<MANUAL REC 1/3>

REC MODE

 

N

CARD SLOT

NO. 1

FLASH

AUTO

SELF TIMER

OFF

IRIS

 

 

 

SEL

:

 

SET :

EXIT

: MENU

 

13 Press or to select LIGHT METER and press or to select one of the two settings shown below.

• Default setting is AUTO.

<MANUAL REC 2/3>

FOCUS

 

AUTO

WHITE BALANCE

AUTO

 

 

AUTO

LIGHT METER

 

B/W

 

 

OFF

TIME LAPSE

 

OFF

SEL

:

SET

:

EXIT

: MENU

 

 

Special

AUTO : Ideal for normal capturing, the focus is set to the center portion of the finder and the entire image is metered.

: A small sphere in the center portion of the finder is metered. This mode is useful for capturing back lit conditions, such as when the subject is brightly lit.

4 Press MENU to exit.

Selected mode will appear on the LCD Viewfinder (see page 11).

Features

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Panasonic PV-DC2090, PV-DC2590 operating instructions Light Metering, Lamp

PV-DC2590, PV-DC2090 specifications

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