3 Press the MENU knob.

If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears.

If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

4 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SHT ENABLE,” then press the MENU knob to display the SHT ENABLE page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the SHT ENABLE page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

SHT ENABLE page

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ENABLE

 

 

SHUTTER

SLS

:

ON

SHUTTER

ECS

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/100

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/125

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/250

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/500

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/1000

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/2000

:

ON

 

 

 

 

(This menu display is for the DVW-970. For the DVW- 970P, “SHUTTER 1/60” is displayed instead of “SHUTTER 1/100.”)

5 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

6 Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of the selected item returns to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting returns to a z mark.

To set another mode or speed, return to step 5.

Note that only the shutter speeds set to “ON” can be selected with the SHUTTER selector.

7 To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

4-3 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment

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

Changing the reference value

Proceed as follows:

1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

If this is the first time the USER menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the USER menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.

2 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to AUTO IRIS, then press the MENU knob to display the AUTO IRIS page.

If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the AUTO IRIS page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.

AUTO IRIS page

U10AUTO IRIS

3 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS OVERRIDE,” then press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

4 Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

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