Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)

bNotes

•Images, details of which are enhanced, will not be recorded on a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo.”

zTips

•You can focus an image more easily when you use this function with the expanded focus.

that you close the aperture (increasing F value). The current F value appears on the screen.

1During recording or standby, set the CAMERA MODE switch F toMANUAL.
Adjusting the exposure

IRIS MAN AUTO

PUSH AUTO

2Set the IRIS switch B to MAN.

3Adjust the iris with the iris ring C. During the manual iris adjustment, you can temporarily return to the auto iris

adjustment while holding down the PUSH AUTO button A.

LK

W T

SHUTTER

OFF ON SEL

 

 

AGC

 

 

ATW

 

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

ON

 

 

ON

 

AUTO

 

OFF

 

 

OFF

 

MANUAL

GAIN

H M L

OUTPUT BARS CAM

OFF ON DCC

WHT BAL

PRST A B

STATUS

MENU

 

 

 

CAMERA

SEL/PUSH EXEC

 

POWER

ON OFF

VCR

zTips

•The F value becomes close to F2.0 as the zoom position changes from W to T even when you open the aperture by setting the F value lower than F2.0, such as F1.6.

•The range of focus, an important effect of the aperture, is called the depth of field. The depth of field gets shallower as the aperture is opened, and deeper as the aperture is closed. Use the aperture creatively to obtain the desired effect in your photography.

•This is handy for making the background blurred or sharp.

To adjust the iris automaticallySet the IRIS switch B orCAMERA MODE switch F to AUTO.

bNotes

•When you set the CAMERA MODE switch F to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (gain, shutter speed, white balance) also become automatic.

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Adjusting the iris

You can manually adjust the iris to control the volume of the light entering the lens. By adjusting the iris, you can change or close the aperture of the lens, which is expressed as an F value between F1.6 and F11. The volume of the light increases the more that you open the aperture (decreasing F value). The volume of the light decreases the more

Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter)

You can record the subject clearly by using the ND filter D when the recording environment is too bright. If you do not want to reduce the volume of light, use the ND filter 1. The ND filters 2, 3 and 4 reduce the volume of light to about 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64, respectively.

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