Sony PMW-EX3 manual Adjusting the Iris, Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode, Recording in Auto Iris Mode

For details on the Direct menu, see “Direct Menu Operation” on page 26.

Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode

Select “EX Slow Shutter” from the CAMERA SET menu.

	CAMERA SET
	Au t o BLK Ba l ance
	Gain Setup	B
	Shu t t e r	B
00:00	EX Slow Shut t e r	B		Set t i ng	: O f f
	Shot Tr ans i t ion	B		Number of Frames : 16
	MF Ass i s t	:	O f f

Set “Setting” to “On,” and specify the number of accumulated frames with “Number of Frames.” You can select from among 16, 32, and 64 frames.

Notes

•EX Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080/24P mode or Slow & Quick Motion mode.

•The SHUTTER switch has no effect on the EX Slow Shutter setting.

•The EX Slow Shutter On/Off setting cannot be changed during recording.

•You cannot set the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page 51) when the EX Slow Shutter mode is set to “On.”

Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode

When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page 51), Auto Shutter is forcibly selected. When Full Auto mode is off, you can independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by setting “Auto Shutter” to “On” with “TLCS” (page 120) of the CAMERA SET menu.

Adjusting the Iris

Adjust the iris opening according to the brightness of the subject.

Auto Iris mode

The iris is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the subject.

Manual Iris mode			Recording
Adjust the iris opening using the iris ring or with
a menu operation.
		IRIS switch
AF	FULL	STEADY
	MF	SHOT
	81.2

ft	mm	IRIS	1.9
	40		2.8
			4

	25	MANU AUTO
30 10		MACRO	5.6
15 5	15		8
			16
	10	OFF ON
10 3		FOCUS	C
	5.8
		MANU AUTO
		PUSH AF
			Iris ring

16:9 WIDE SCREEN

SSTEADY

HOT

		IRIS
	MANU	AUTO
10	MACRO		ND
			FILTER

8 . 5

FOCUS	2
1	-
	FULL AUTO
OFF	+ FRAME
	W-EX3
	PM
STATUS	MENU

Recording in Auto Iris Mode

When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode (page 51), Auto Iris mode is forcibly turned on.

When Full Auto mode is off, you can turn it on by setting the IRIS switch to AUTO.

You can select the target level (to make the picture brighter or darker) of the Auto Iris control. (The gain control in AGC mode and the shutter speed control in Auto Shutter mode are adjusted in synchronization.)

To adjust the target level with the Setup menu

Set “Level” of “TLCS” (page 120) of the

CAMERA SET menu.

Adjusting the Iris

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