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38
EN FEATURESFORRECORDING
i Exposure Control
Manual
exposure
control
is recommended
in tile
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
is bright.
1 Set the Power Switch
to "REC".
2 Set the recording
mode to'_".
(
pg. 15)
3 Set "EXPOSURE"
to "MANUAI2' in
FUNCTION
Menu.(pg.31)
• The exposure control menu appears.
4
To brighten
the image, press A. To darken
the
image, press V. (maximum
_+6)
• +3 exposure
has the same effect as the backlight
compensation.
(
"pg. 39)
• -3 exposure has the same effect as when
"PROGRAM
AE" is set to "SPOTLIGHT".
(pg.41)
Operation
Mode
Exposure
Level
Video
Memory
•+0
_+0EV
•+1
_+0.3EV
•+2
_+0.7EV
•+3
_+1.0EV
•+4
_+1.3EV
•+5
_+1.7EV
•+6
_+2.0EV
5
Press SET or>.
Exposure
adjustment
is
complete.
To return
to automatic
exposure
control
Select
"AUTO"
in step 3.
NOTES:
• You cannot use the manual exposure control at
the same time when PROGRAM
AE" is set to
"SPOTLIGHT"
or "SNOW" (
pg. 41), or with the
backlight compensation.
• If the adjustment
does not cause any visible
change in brightness,
set "GAIN UP" to "AUTO".
(
pg. 31, 33)
I IrisLock
Like the pupil of the human
eye, the iris
contracts
in well-lit
environments
to keep too
much light from entering,
and dilates
in dim
environments
to allow
in more
light.
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.
1 Set the Power Switch
to "REC".
2
Set the recording
mode to "_".
(:" pg. 15)
3
Set "EXPOSURE"
to "MANUAt_' in
FUNCTION
Menu. (: " pg. 31)
• The exposure control menu appears.
4
Adjust
zoom so that the subject
fills the LCD
monitor
or the viewfinder,
then press and hold
SET or > for over 2 seconds.The
"hi" indication
appears.
5 Press SET or >.The
iris is locked.
6
Press MENU.The
Menu Screen
closes.The
"[_" indicator
appears.
To return
to automatic
iris control
Select
"AUTO" in step 3.
• The exposure control indicator and "[_"
disappear.
To lock the exposure
control
and the iris
After step 3, adjust the exposure
by pressing
A
or V.Then
lock the iris in steps 4 - 6. For
automatic
locking,
select
"AUTO" in step 3. The
exposure
control and the iris become
automatic.
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