Adjusting Manually; Adjusting The Iris - Sony Nxcam HXR-NX70U Operating Manual

Adjusting manually

You can adjust the iris, gain, shutter speed
or white balance manually.
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch  to
MAN.
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Notes
If you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch  to

AUTO, manual adjustments of iris, gain, shutter
speed, white balance are canceled.
[AE Shift] is not effective temporarily while

you adjust the iris, gain and shutter speed all
manually.

Adjusting the iris

You can manually adjust the iris to control
the volume of the light entering the lens. By
adjusting the iris, you can change or close
( ) the aperture of the lens, which is
expressed as an F value between F1.8 and
F9.6. The volume of the light increases
the more that you open the aperture
(decreasing F value). The volume of the
light decreases the more that you close the
aperture (increasing F value). The current F
value appears on the screen.
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During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch  to
MAN.
 When the iris is automatically
adjusted, press the IRIS button
.
next to the iris value disappears, or
the iris value appears on the screen.

Set the ZOOM/FOCUS/IRIS switch
 to IRIS.
The iris is assigned to the manual ring.
 Adjust the iris with the manual
ring .
Tips

The F value becomes close to F3.4 as the zoom

position changes from W to T even when you
open the aperture by setting the F value lower
than F3.4, such as F1.8.
The range of focus, an important effect of the

aperture, is called the depth of field. The depth
of field gets shallower as the aperture is opened,
and deeper as the aperture is closed. Use the
aperture creatively to obtain the desired effect
in your photography.
This is handy for making the background

blurred or sharp.
You can adjust the iris by touching

(MENU)  [Camera/Audio] 
(Manual Settings)]  [IRIS].
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