Automatic Aperture; Exposure Compensation - Ae Shift - Canon EOS C300 Instruction Manual

# Adjusting the Aperture

Automatic Aperture

When a lens compatible with automatic aperture is attached to the camcorder, you can have the camcorder
automatically adjust the aperture (f/stop).
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1 Open the aperture [Mode] submenu.
[~ Camera Setup] > [Iris] > [Mode]
2 Select [Automatic] and then press SET.
• When the camcorder is set to automatic aperture,
the screen next to the aperture value.
NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Iris Mode] (A 111), you can press the
button to toggle between the [Automatic] and [Manual] settings when a
lens compatible with automatic aperture is attached to the camcorder.

Exposure Compensation - AE Shift

Use AE shift to compensate the exposure that was set using automatic
aperture, in order to darken or lighten the image. You can select from 15
available AE shift levels.
You can compensate the exposure using the control dial on the camcorder
or that on the grip unit. By default, both control dials' function is set to
aperture control. If it has been changed, set a control dial's function to [Iris]
in advance (A 69).
1 Open the [AE Shift] submenu.
[~ Camera Setup] > [AE Shift]
2 Select an AE shift level and then press SET.
• The selected AE shift level will be displayed above the exposure bar
and the camcorder will attempt to adjust the exposure accordingly.
Available AE Shift Levels
+2.0 +1.5 +1.25
-0.25 -0.5 -0.75
NOTES
• During manual aperture, you can also set the AE shift level by turning a control dial assigned to [Iris] while
holding the assignable button set to [PUSH AUTO IRIS] pressed down.
• If you set an assignable button to [AE Shift +] or [AE Shift -] (A 111), you can press the button to adjust the
AE shift level.
+1.0 +0.75 +0.5 +0.25
-1.0 -1.25 -1.5 -2.0
will appear on
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[~ Camera Setup]
[Iris]
[Mode]
[Manual]
Control dial
[~ Camera Setup]
[AE Shift]
[±0]