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Adjusting the Exposure
The first part of this section covers the main shooting modes used to adjust the exposure. Select a shooting
mode according to which elements of the exposure (aperture, shutter speed and gain) you want to control and
let the camcorder adjust the rest of the settings automatically.
This section also covers exposure adjustment functions that can help you achieve the brightness you want when
the overall exposure obtained automatically by the camcorder is not the best for your shot.
Operating modes:
Manual Exposure (n)
This shooting mode gives you the most control over shooting settings as you can set the aperture, shutter speed
and gain to get the exposure that you want.
1 Set the shooting mode to [n Manual Exposure] (A 55).
• The aperture value, shutter speed and gain value will appear on the left of the screen.
2 Open the aperture, shutter speed or gain adjustment screen.
[FUNC] > [
Aperture], [
• An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
3 Drag your finger along the dial to set the desired value.
• You can select [
] to display the zebra pattern (A 61, step 2) and check for overexposed areas.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary to adjust the exposure to the desired level.
5 Select [X].
Available settings
1
Aperture
F2.8, F3.2, F3.4, F3.7, F4.0, F4.4, F4.5, F4.8, F5.2, F5.6, F6.2, F6.7, F7.3, F8.0, F8.7, F9.5, F10, F11
Shutter
1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, 1/14, 1/17, 1/20, 1/25, 1/29, 1/30, 1/33, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/75, 1/90, 1/100, 1/120, 1/150, 1/180,
2
speed
1/210, 1/250, 1/300, 1/350, 1/400, 1/500, 1/600, 1/700, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1200, 1/1400, 1/1600, 1/2000
3
Gain
0.0 dB
to 39.0 dB (1-dB increments)
1
Available values depend on the zoom position (F2.8 to F11 at full wide angle; F4.5 to F11 at full telephoto). Aperture values
displayed on the screen are for reference only.
2
During slow & fast motion recording, available values will vary depending on the selected slow/fast motion rate.
3
From 9.0 dB when [FUNC] > [Looks] is set to [
The exposure bar
When the shooting mode is set to n, the exposure bar will appear on the
screen, showing the optimal automatic exposure and current exposure. When
the difference between current and optimal exposure is larger than ±2 EV, the
indicator will flash at the edge of the exposure bar.
NOTES
NOTES
• If you set the CUSTOM dial's function to [
and gain with the CUSTOM dial and button.
Shutter Speed] or [
Gain]
Wide DR].
Tv/Av/M] (A 83), you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed
Adjusting the Exposure
Optimal exposure AE±0
Current exposure
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