3 Turn the MENU knob until ON appears, then press the MENU knob.

zchanges to b, ? changes to z, and the selection is set.

To set another mode or speed, return to step 2.

Note that only the mode and the shutter speeds set to ON can be selected with the SHUTTER switch.

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Adjusting the irisTo set the automatic iris

The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be changed to aid the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or to prevent blown-out highlights. The reference value for the lens iris can be set within the following range with respect to the standard value.

•0.5: about 0.5 stop further open

•1: about 1 stop further open

•– 0.5: about 0.5 stop further closed

•–1: about 1 stop further closed

Also you can set the area where light detection occurs.

To change the reference value

1 Set IRIS OVERRIDE to ON on the AUTO IRIS page of the OPERATION menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 94.

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AUTO

IRIS

 

TOP

IRIS

OVERRIDE

:

ON

IRIS

SPEED

 

:

ON

CLIP

HIGH

LIGHT

:

ON

IRIS

WINDOW

 

:

1

IRIS

WINDOW

IND

:

OFF

IRIS

VAR

WIDTH

:

1687

IRIS

VAR

HEIGHT

:

6007

IRIS

VAR

H

POS

:

0

IRIS

VAR

V

POS

:

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Flick the MENU switch to OFF.

The AUTO IRIS page disappears from the viewfinder screen.

3 Turn the MENU knob to change the reference value as below.

Note

When setting the shutter speed while the shutter mode is set to ECS or SLS, the setting of shutter speed takes priority (page 54). To change the reference value, make sure the camcorder is not in a process of setting the shutter speed.

To open the iris by 0.5 stop

Turn the MENU knob counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camcorder. One bar (s) appears in the upper part to the left of the F number in the iris indication.

To open the iris by 1 stop

Turn the MENU knob further counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camcorder. Two bars (ss)

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