4 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS WINDOW,” then press the MENU knob.

The b mark changes to a z mark, and the z mark changes to a ? mark.

5 Turn the MENU knob until the desired auto iris window appears, then press the MENU knob.

The shaded parts indicate the area where light detection occurs.

Auto iris window

The z mark on returns to a b mark and the ? mark returns to a z mark.

Chapter

 

If you select “VARIABLE,” the following items

 

become effective and you can set the window of the

 

 

4

 

desired size. Set each item to the desired size.

 

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

IRIS VAR HEIGHT

The height of the window

 

 

Item

Setting

 

 

IRIS VAR WIDTH

The width of the window

and

 

 

 

 

IRIS VAR H POS.

The position of the window in the

Settings

 

 

horizontal direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRIS VAR V POS.

The position of the window in the

for

 

 

vertical direction.

 

 

 

Recording

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cover of the menu operating section.

 

Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the

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 screen.

To counter problems with very bright highlights

If the subject is too bright, the iris may close too much, leaving the overall image dark, or the highlights may be blown out. In such cases, setting the highlight clip function on reduces the luminance range, avoiding problems from the automatic iris correction.

In the AUTO IRIS page of the USER menu, set the CLIP HIGH LIGHT item to “ON.”

4-4 Adjusting the Audio Level

Setting the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO automatically adjusts the input levels of the audio signal to be recorded in audio channels 1 and 2. You can also adjust the audio level manually.

For the audio level of the signal to be recorded in audio channels 3 and 4

The input levels of audio channels CH-3 and CH-4 are automatically adjusted or fixed.

When the CH-1/2 / CH-3/4 switch is set to CH-3/4, the audio channel level meters display the level of the audio signals recorded in audio channels CH-3 and CH-4. You can select the audio input signals to be recorded for audio channel CH-3 and 4 by using the AUDIO IN CH-3/CH-4 switches.

4-4-1 Manually Adjusting the Audio

Input Level of the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2

Connectors

Follow the procedure described below to adjust the audio levels of the audio input from the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, which are to be recorded in audio channels CH-1 and CH-2.

Note

When 1and 2are not displayed under the audio channel level meters, the CH-1/2/ CH-3/4 switch is set to the CH- 3/4 position. Set this switch to CH-1/2.

At the factory setting, the XLR connection automatic detection mode of the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors is set to OFF. If the setting has been changed to ON, start the operation from step 2.

Start the operation from step 1 with the XLR connection automatic detection mode set to OFF.

You can set the XLR connection automatic detection mode on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

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Adjusting the Audio Level