Using Focus Assist; Adjusting The Iris - Panasonic AVCCAM AG-AC160P Operating Instructions Manual

Using focus assist

When you press the <FOCUS ASSIST> button, the
screen border turns red and the image contour has
red edges. Adjust the focus so that the contour of
the subject you want to focus on becomes red.
<FOCUS ASSIST> button

Adjusting the iris

IRIS ring
<IRIS> button
1
Use the <AUTO/MANU> switch, to switch to
manual mode. (Page 18)
2
Press the <IRIS> button to switch the lens
aperture adjustment method.
[AUTO IRIS]: (auto iris)
Automatically adjusts the iris value.
[MANUAL IRIS]: (manual iris)
Manually adjusts lens aperture.
3
When manual iris is on, adjust the lens
aperture by turning the IRIS ring.
• When auto iris is on , use this ring to correct
lens aperture.
• When [ON] is selected in the [A.IRIS] item on
the setup menu [AUTO SW] screen, during auto
mode, auto iris is turned on forcibly. (Page 88)
• See the display on the IRIS METER display
for the status of the light intensity. See page 79
regarding IRIS METER display.
• Regarding the F values when the lens aperture
is open on this camera, [F1.6] is the wide angle
side (W) end, and [F3.2] is the telescopic side
(T) end. In the iris display displayed on the
viewfinder and the LCD monitor when the lens
aperture is open, [OPEN] is displayed on the
wide angle side (W) end, and [F3.2] or [OPEN]
is displayed on the telescopic side (T) end.
• When the iris is near closed, resolution goes
down due to light diffraction. In this case, you
can improve things by adjusting shutter speed,
and not letting the iris close.
<AUTO/MANU> switch
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