•When shooting a reflective, natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.
•When shooting subjects under a spotlight.
•When zooming.
When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even when the subject moves away from the camcorder, the image will not darken or lighten.
Setting Iris Lock:
1.Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight the EXPOSURE icon
( 
). Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight the submenus.
2.Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to highlight MANUAL. Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial to select it. The menu screen disappears.
EXP. appears on screen as well as the
3.Adjust zoom so the subject fills the screen, then press and hold the
MENU/BRIGHT dial for more than two seconds. The exposure control indicator and the Iris Lock icon (
) appear.
4.Press in the MENU/BRIGHT dial and the 
icon changes to 
and the iris is locked. EXP. disappears.
Returning to Automatic Iris Control:
In step 2 of Setting the Iris Lock, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT dial to display AUTO. The 
disappear. Alternatively, you can set the Power Switch to automatic (A ) record.
Locking the Exposure Control and Iris:
After step 2 of Setting the Iris Lock, adjust the exposure by rotating the MENU/BRIGHT dial. Then, in step 3, lock the iris.
For automatic locking, in step 2 of Setting the Iris Lock, select AUTO, and press and hold the MENU/BRIGHT dial. The iris becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.
BACKLIGHT Button
MENU/BRIGHT Dial
Zoom Lever
EXP
0
Iris Lock
Indicator and
Exposure Value
Power Switch
33