Adjusting The Exposure/Iris - Sony HVR-V1E Operating Manual

z Tip
• The focal distance information (for when it is
dark and hard to adjust the focus) appears for
about 3 seconds in the following cases. (It will
not be displayed correctly if you are using a
conversion lens (optional)).
– When the focus mode is switched from
automatic to manual.
– When you rotate the focus ring.
To use the expanded focus
(Expanded focus)
During standby, press the EXPANDED
FOCUS button B.
[EXPANDED FOCUS] appears and the
center of the screen is magnified by about
2.0 times (about 1.5 times during [PROG.
SCAN]). It will be easier to confirm the
focus setting during manual focusing. The
screen returns to the original size when you
push the button again.
b Note
• The image returns to the original size when you
press the REC START/STOP button or the
PHOTO/EXPANDED FOCUS button.
z Tips
• You can select the type of a picture on
EXPANDED FOCUS ([EXP.FOCUS TYPE]
p. 78).
• Unless [REC CTL MODE] is set to [OFF], the
following functions are disabled.
– EXPANDED FOCUS button
– ASSIGN button to which [ALLSCAN
MODE] is assigned.

Adjusting the EXPOSURE/IRIS

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You can adjust the brightness of a picture
with the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G.
You can assign any one of [EXPOSURE1]
(the default setting), [EXPOSURE2],
[IRIS] and [AE SHIFT] to the
EXPOSURE/IRIS dial Gfrom the menu
(p. 69).
z Tips
• Even if you open the aperture more than F2.8
(i.e. make the iris value smaller, such as F1.6)
during EXPOSURE/IRIS setting, changing the
zoom from wide to telephoto will change the iris
to F2.8.
• When the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial is set to
[EXPOSURE1] or [EXPOSURE2],
next to the values that can be set with the dial.
x EXPOSURE1 (the default setting)
You can adjust the display brightness by
adjusting the iris and gain (the shutter
speed remains fixed).
The iris, gain and shutter speed are
displayed on the screen.
Select this function if you want to adjust
the brightness in a wide range.
F2 . 4 0dB
b Note
• The GAIN button and the SHUTTER SPEED
button are inactive.
A
B
C
D
appears
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