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 changes to a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting changes 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 or close the cover of the menu operating section.

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

5-4 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

Also you can set the area where light detection occurs.

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.

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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.

5-4 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment

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