Exposure Control; Iris Lock - JVC GR-DV L155 Instructions Manual

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Exposure Control

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:
• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When the background is overly dark or the subject
light.
1
Set the Power Switch to "
down the Lock Button located on the switch.
2
Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. The Menu
Screen appears.
3
Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select "
EXPOSURE", then press it.
4
Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel to select
"MANUAL", then press it. The Menu Screen
disappears. The exposure control indicator appears.
5
Rotate the MENU/BRIGHT wheel towards "+" to
brighten the image, or towards "–" to darken the
image. (maximum ±6)
6
Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. Exposure
adjustment is complete.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
..... select "AUTO" in step 4. Or, set the Power Switch
to " ".
To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .
..... press BACKLIGHT.
subject is brightened. If pressed again,
disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.
• +3 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT Button.
• Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the
subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.
• Backlight compensations is also available when the
Power Switch is set to "
N O TE:
You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time with backlight, spotlight (
and "SNOW" ( pg. 25).
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Iris Lock

Use this function in the following situations:
• When shooting a moving subject.
• When the distance to the subject changes (so its
size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes),
such as when the subject is backing away.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When shooting objects under a spotlight.
• When zooming.
When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even
when the subject moves away from you, the image
will not darken or brighten.
Before the following steps, perform steps 1
through 4 of "Exposure Control".
5
Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold the
MENU/BRIGHT wheel for over 2 seconds. The
exposure control indicator and "
Press the MENU/BRIGHT wheel in. "
" " and the iris is locked.
3 3
BACKLIGHT Button (5)
To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .
..... rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display "AUTO" then
press it in step 4. The exposure control indicator
and " " disappear. Or, set the Power switch to
" ".
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .
..... after step 4 of "Exposure Control", adjust the
exposure rotating the MENU/BRIGHT wheel.
Then lock the iris in step 5 of "Iris Lock". For
automatic locking, rotate the MENU/BRIGHT
wheel to select "AUTO", then press it in step 4.
The iris becomes automatic after about 2
seconds.
Iris
Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well-lit
environments to keep too much light from entering,
and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.
(cont. )
" appear.
" changes to
Iris lock indicator
MENU/BRIGHT
Wheel
Power Switch