Manual Iris Adjustment - JVC GY-DV300 Instruction Manual

MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS
Adjust the iris (lens opening) manually in the following cases.
● For backlight compensation
● When the subject is too bright compared with the background
● When panning quickly from a bright place to a dark place
1. Engaging the Manual Iris Adjustment Mode
TOP MENU screen
MEN U
MODE M
1 0
E A R PHON E L V E L E
S Y S T EM S E T . .
D I S P L AY S E T . .
C A ME RA S E T [ C A -
M A . .
O P E R AT I O N [ C AM A ] .
-
C L OC K / T C . .
MENU A L L R E SE T
C
E X I T
MANUAL
OPERATION menu screen
A T I O N [ A ]
O P E R
AE O F F
MANUAL
I R I S
S T E P
S HU T T E R
WH I T E BA L A NC E PU SH
O I S ON
C H 1 AU D I O L E VE L AU TO
C H 2 AU D I O L E VE L AU TO
P AG E B ACK
MANUAL
M
Manual iris
Iris (F-value)
adjustment
mode indication
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Manual Iris Adjustment

Engage the recording-standby mode.
1.
Press the MENU button to display the TOP MENU screen.
A NU AL
2.
Using the SELECT dial, set the MODE item on the TOP MENU
]
screen to MANUAL.
.
● The unit enters the manual shooting mode.
ANC E L
3.
Rotate the SELECT dial to align the cursor (f) with the
OPERATION SET item on the TOP MENU screen, and then
press the SELECT dial.
● The OPERATION menu screen is displayed.
4.
Using the SELECT dial, set the AE item on the OPERATION
menu screen to OFF, and then press the SELECT dial.
5.
A U T O
Using the SELECT dial, set the IRIS item to MANUAL, and then
press the SELECT dial.
6.
To return to the normal screen, use either of the following
methods.
● Press the MENU button
or
● Return to the TOP MENU screen and then select the EXIT
MENU
button
SELECT
dial
item from the TOP MENU screen before pressing the SELECT
dial.
Memo:
The iris value (F-value) and "M" are displayed on the LCD
screen and the viewfinder screen in the manual iris
adjustment mode.
GAIN
SHUTTER
MENU