Changing The Reference Value For Automatic Iris Ad Justment - Sony Digital betacam DVW-970 Operation Manual

3
Press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION
menu appears.
If the menu has been used before, the last accessed
page appears.
4
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
b
knob to move the
press the MENU knob to display the SHT ENABLE
page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the SHT ENABLE page appears, then press the
MENU knob to select the page.
SHT ENABLE page
17 SHT ENABLE
SHUTTER SLS
SHUTTER ECS
SHUTTER 1/100
SHUTTER 1/125
SHUTTER 1/250
SHUTTER 1/500
SHUTTER 1/1000
SHUTTER 1/2000
(This menu display is for the DVW-970. For the DVW-
970P, "SHUTTER 1/60" is displayed instead of
"SHUTTER 1/100.")
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the
shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the
MENU knob.
b
The 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.
6
Turn the MENU knob until "ON" appears, then press
the MENU knob.
The z mark on the left of the selected item returns to
b
a mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting
returns to a z mark.
To set another mode or speed, return to step 5.
Note that only the shutter speeds set to "ON" can be
selected with the SHUTTER selector.
7
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and
the display indicating the current status of the
camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the
viewfinder screen.
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Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment
mark to "SHT ENABLE," then
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
: ON
b
mark to the
4-3 Changing the
Reference Value for
Automatic Iris
Adjustment
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
Changing the reference value
Proceed as follows:
1
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.
If this is the first time the USER menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page of the USER menu
appears. If the menu has been used before, the last
accessed page appears.
2
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
b
knob to move the mark to AUTO IRIS, then press
the MENU knob to display the AUTO IRIS page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the AUTO IRIS page appears, then press the
MENU knob to select the page.
AUTO IRIS page
U10 AUTO IRIS
3
Turn the MENU knob to move the
OVERRIDE," then press the MENU knob.
b
The 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.
4
Turn the MENU knob until "ON" appears, then press
the MENU knob.
b
mark to "IRIS