Recording for Settings and Adjustments 5 Chapter

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.

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 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.

If you select “VARIABLE”, the following items become effective and you can set the window of the desired size. Set each item to the desired size.

Item

Setting

 

 

IRIS VAR WIDTH

The width of the window

 

 

IRIS VAR

The height of the window

HEIGHT

 

 

 

IRIS VAR H POS.

The position of the window in the

 

horizontal direction

 

 

IRIS VAR V POS.

The position of the window in the

 

vertical direction.

 

 

6 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.

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”.

5-5 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 for audio channels 3 and 4 are either automatically adjusted, or are fixed.

5-5-1 Manually Adjusting the Audio

Levels of the Audio Inputs

From the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2

Connectors

Proceed as follows to adjust the audio levels of the audio inputs from the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors, which are to be recorded in audio channels 1 and 2.

With the XLR connection automatic detection function being on, when a cable is connected to the AUDIO IN CH1 or CH2 connector, the input from these connectors is automatically selected for audio recording. In this case, start the operation from step 2.

When the XLR connection automatic detection mode is off, start the operation from step 1.

You can turn on and off the XLR connection automatic detection function on the AUDIO-1 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

3

2

1

MIC LEVEL control

Manual adjustment of the audio levels of channels 1 and 2

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