Setting The Photometry Area - JVC GY-HM100U Instructions Manual

Shooting
Set to the Manual shooting mode.
1 .
Set to the aperture adjustment mode.
Press the IRIS button.
● The current F-number is displayed.
IRIS
2 .
Select an F-number.
Turn the ADJ./VOL. knob up or down.
● The selected F-number is displayed.
3 .
Confirm the F-number.
Press the ADJ./VOL. knob.
● Doing so exits the adjustment mode and the F-number is
displayed in white.
IRIS
ADJ./VOL.
Knob
Memo :
● The F-number appears in yellow if it is different from the
preset value.
● When in the still picture mode, aperture cannot be
adjusted manually if exposure and shutter speed are set to
the manual mode. (The A.PR display flashes for about 5
seconds on the screen and its setting becomes invalid.)
Setting values
F1.8 - F8.0 (14 steps)
The open F-number of the aperture varies according to the zoom
position.
Wide (W) end : F1.8
Tele (T) end : F2.8
1/3-step display when zooming to the tele (T) end
When the aperture is set to F1.8 at the (W) end of the zoom
range, the aperture value may fall below the open F-number
when zoomed to the (T) end. In this case, the aperture value is
not fixed, but changes according to the open F-number of the
respective zoom positions. The F-number nearest to the open F-
number is displayed in 1/3 steps. (F1.8, F2.0, F2.2, F2.5, F2.8)
Setting aperture to AUTO
Press the IRIS button twice to clear the display.
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ACCESS
IRIS
SHUTTER
OPEN
REC
AE ±
CLOSE
DC
Setting the Photometry
Area
Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M
Brightness of a specific area can be corrected automatically
to the optimal state by selecting one of the three photometry
areas indicated by the frames on the screen.
Set using [PHOTOMETRY AREA] in the [CAMERA
PROCESS] menu.
When [PHOTOMETRY AREA] is set to [WHOLE SCREEN],
the brightness of the entire screen is automatically adjusted
to an optimal level.
Set to the Manual shooting mode.
1 .
Display the photometry area setting screen.
Set [PHOTOMETRY AREA] in the [CAMERA PROCESS]
menu to [SPOT].
● The photometry area frame is displayed at the center of
the screen.
The photometry area icon appears in blue.
(Select a photometry area from the left, center, and right
frames on the screen.)
Photometry Area Icon
2 .
Select a photometry area.
Push the Set Lever to the left or right.
The right or left photometry area frame is displayed.
3 .
Confirm the photometry area.
Press the center of the Set Lever.
● The confirmed photometry area is displayed, and the
photometry area icon appears in white.
● Brightness within the frame is always automatically
corrected to an optimal level.
Locking the brightness of the photometry area
Press the center of the Set Lever for 1 second or longer while
setting the photometry area or after confirming the setting.
● The photometry area frame disappears, and a Lock icon
(L) appears.
● The automatically corrected brightness within the
photometry area is locked. (AE Lock)
Setting the entire screen as the photometry area
Set [PHOTOMETRY AREA] in the [CAMERA PROCESS]
menu to [WHOLE SCREEN].
Photometry Area Frame