AE – Iris Priority

The iris can be set freely by the user to 18 steps between F1.8 and Close.

The gain and shutter speed are set automatically according to the brightness of the subject.

Data

Setting value

Data

Setting value

 

 

 

 

11

F1.8

08

F8

 

 

 

 

10

F2.0

07

F9.6

 

 

 

 

0F

F2.4

06

F11

 

 

 

 

0E

F2.8

05

F14

 

 

 

 

0D

F3.4

04

F16

 

 

 

 

0C

F4.0

03

F19

 

 

 

 

0B

F4.8

02

F22

 

 

 

 

0A

F5.6

01

F28

 

 

 

 

09

F6.8

00

CLOSE

AE – Manual

The shutter speed (22 steps), iris (18 steps) and gain (16 steps) can be set freely by the user.

AE – Bright

The bright control function adjusts both the gain and iris using an internal algorithm according to a brightness level freely set by the user. Exposure is controlled by gain when dark and by iris when bright. As both gain and iris are fixed, this mode is used when exposing at a fixed camera sensitivity. When switching from Full Auto or Shutter Priority Mode to Bright Mode, the current status will be retained for a short period of time.

Only when the AE mode is set to “Full Auto” or “Shutter Priority,” the user can switch it to “Bright.”

Gain

IRIS AGC

OPEN MAX

IRIS curve

Gain curve

CLOSE MIN

Dark

 

 

 

Bright

 

 

Controlled

Controlled by IRIS

by gain

 

 

Bright limit which controllable for this unit

Basic Functions

Data

Iris

Gain

Data

Iris

Gain

1F

F1.8

28 dB

0F

F2.4

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1E

F1.8

26 dB

0E

F2.8

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1D

F1.8

24 dB

0D

F3.4

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1C

F1.8

22 dB

0C

F4.0

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B

F1.8

20 dB

0B

F4.8

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1A

F1.8

18 dB

0A

F5.6

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

F1.8

16 dB

09

F6.8

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

F1.8

14 dB

08

F8.0

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

F1.8

12 dB

07

F9.6

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

F1.8

10 dB

06

F11

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

F1.8

8 dB

05

F14

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

F1.8

6 dB

04

F16

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

F1.8

4 dB

03

F19

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

F1.8

2 dB

02

F22

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

F1.8

0 dB

01

F28

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

F2.0

0 dB

00

CLOSE

0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

When switching from the Shutter Priority mode to the Bright mode, the shutter speed set in the Shutter Priority mode is maintained.

Spot Exposure Mode

In Full Auto AE, the level for the entire screen is computed and the optimum Auto Iris and Gain levels are determined. In Spot AE, a particular section of the subject can be designated, and then that portion of the image can be weighted and a value computed so that Iris and Gain can be optimized to obtain an image. For example, in an image with a lot of movement and with varying levels of brightness, portions without much change can be designated as such a “spot,” and changes to the screen can be minimized in that area. As shown in the diagram below, a range of 16 blocks vertically and 16 blocks horizontally can be designated.

In the case where the center is designated (shown in black), the level is computed along with a weighted value for the surrounding block (shaded), including the specified portions; and then the Gain and Iris are set. The value of the designated portions and the surrounding areas should be calculated as 100% and the rest should be set to 0%. The range of the Spot AE frame is fixed to five blocks vertically and four blocks horizontally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal 16

 

 

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vertical 16 43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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