Adjusting The Iris - Sony DSR-400L Operating Instructions Manual

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Turn the MENU knob until ON appears, then press the
MENU knob.
z changes to b, ? changes to z, and the selection is
set.
To set another mode or speed, return to step 2.
Note that only the mode and the shutter speeds set to
ON can be selected with the SHUTTER switch.

Adjusting the iris

To set the automatic iris
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.
To change the reference value
1
Set IRIS OVERRIDE to ON on the AUTO IRIS page
of the OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic menu
operations" on page 93.
? 11 AUTO IRIS
IRIS OVERRIDE :
IRIS SPEED :
CLIP HIGH LIGHT :
IRIS WINDOW :
IRIS WINDOW IND :
IRIS VAR WIDTH :
IRIS VAR HEIGHT :
IRIS VAR H POS :
IRIS VAR V POS :
2
Flick the MENU switch to OFF.
The AUTO IRIS page disappears from the viewfinder
screen.
3
Turn the MENU knob to change the reference value as
below.
Note
When setting the shutter speed while the shutter mode
is set to ECS or SLS, the setting of shutter speed takes
priority (page 53). To change the reference value,
make sure the camcorder is not in a process of setting
the shutter speed.
To open the iris by 0.5 stop
Turn the MENU knob counterclockwise as seen from
the front of the camcorder. One bar (s) appears in the
upper part to the left of the F number in the iris
indication.
To open the iris by 1 stop
Turn the MENU knob further counterclockwise as
seen from the front of the camcorder. Two bars (ss)
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