JVC GR-DV2000 Instructions Manual page 38

Exposure Control
Manual exposure adjustment is recr)rrrrrrended in the
following situations:
• When shooting using rtfwr_e lighting or when the
background is t_)o bright.
• When shooting on a r_fl_ctive natural backgn)und
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When the backgn>und is overly dark or the subject
light,
Set the Power Switch to "[_" while pressing
down the Lock Button located on the switch,
then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the
LC D mo n itor fu I Iy.
Press EXPOSURE. The exposure control
indicator appear.
Rotate the MENU wheel towards "+" to
brighten the image, or towards "-" to darken the
image. {maximum _+6}
Press the MENU wheel. Exposure adjustment is
complete.
IrisLock
Use this function in the following situations:
• When shooting a moving subject.
• When the distance to tile subject changes (_o it_
si7e in the LCD monitor or tile viewfinder changes),
such as when the subject is backing, away,
• When shooting, on a refl_ctiw natural backgn)und
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When shooting objects under a spotlight.
• When zoorning.
When the subject is close, I<eep 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 and 2 of
"Exposure Control".
I djust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold
the MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. Tile
exposure control indicator and "hi" appear.
Press the MENU wheeh -hi ,, changes to "[_"
and the iris is locked.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control...
.... press EXPOSURE or set the Power Switch to
To Brighten The Subject Quickly...
.... press BACKLIGHT. [] is displayed and the
subject is brightened. If pressed again, []
disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.
• +4 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT Button.
• Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the
subject to become too bright and tile subject to
become white.
• Bacldight compensations is also available when the
Power Switch is set to "1_ ".
• Pressing the BACI(LIGHT button has no effect
when the manual Exposure ( ontrol mode is
engaged.
Iris lock indicator
BACKLIGHT Button (11)
(_)
MENU Wheel Power Switch
To Return To Automatic Iris Control...
.... press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control
indicator and "II1" disappear. Ot_ set the Power
Switch to "[1 ".
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris...
.... after step 2 of "Exposure Control", adjust tile
exposure rotating the MENU wheel. Then lock
the iris in step 3 of"lris Lock". For automatic
Iocl<ing, press EXPOSURE again in step 2. 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.