Adjusting The Exposure/Iris - Sony Handycam HDR-FX7 Operating Instructions 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
times. 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 Tip
• You can select the type of a picture on
EXPANDED FOCUS ([EXP.FOCUS TYPE]
p. 66).

Adjusting the EXPOSURE/IRIS

H
G
F
E
You can adjust the brightness of a picture
with the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G.
You can assign any one of [EXPOSURE]
(the default setting), [IRIS] and [AE
SHIFT] to the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G
from the menu (p. 59).
z Tips
• Even if you open the aperture more than F2.8
(i.e. make the iris value smaller, such as F1.6)
during camera 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
[EXPOSURE],
that can be set with the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial.
EXPOSURE (the default setting)
x
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.
b Note
• The GAIN button and the SHUTTER SPEED
button are inactive.
z Tip
• This is handy for changing the brightness of the
screen and setting the desired brightness by dial
operation.
IRIS
x
You can manually adjust the light volume
of the light entering the lens between F1.6
and F11 or close the aperture.
A
As the iris is opened (smaller aperture
values), the light volume increases or the
iris is closed (larger aperture values), the
B
light volume decreases. The current
C
aperture value (F) appears on the screen.
D
appears next to the values
F2 . 4 0dB 60
F2 . 8
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