Zoom; Focus - Sony PMW-300K1 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the brightness manually
When Full Auto mode is set to OFF, setting the
IRIS switch to MANUAL sets to Manual Iris
mode. Rotate the iris ring for the desired iris
opening.
To momentarily switch to auto iris mode
When you press the IRIS button in manual iris
mode (IRIS switch: MANUAL), one-push auto
iris mode is activated. Auto iris mode is activated
while you press and hold the button, and manual
iris mode is restored when you release the button.

Zoom

Operating Zoom manually
Setting the ZOOM switch (page 13) on the
bottom of this unit to the MANUAL position sets
to manual zoom mode.
Using the Power Zoom
The servo zoom lever (page 14) on the grip and
the on-handle ZOOM button (page 11) are
activated.
The supplied IR Remote Commander and
optional lens remote control unit can also be used.
Setting the ZOOM switch on the bottom of this
unit to the SERVO position sets to power zoom
mode.
The current zoom position is displayed on the
screen in the range of 0 (Wide) to 99 (Tele) when
you set the DISPLAY switch to ON.
The numerical indication can be changed to that
in a bar by changing "Zoom Position" in "Display
On/Off" (page 94) in the VF SET menu.
To adjust with the power zoom lever on the grip
Pressing the lever deeper sets zooming faster.
To adjust with the on-handle ZOOM button
You can select the zoom speed with "Handle
Zoom" (page 82) in the CAMERA SET menu.
The "Vari" setting enables faster zoom speed the
deeper the on-handle ZOOM button is pressed as
in the case of the power zoom lever on the grip.
You can set the zoom speed at "High" and "Low"
in "Zoom Speed" (page 82).
You can select Soft mode for zooming by using
"Zoom Transition" (page 83) in the CAMERA
SET menu, in which the zooming speed is
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gradually increased at the beginning then
gradually decreased for the end.
When adjusting with the ZOOM T/W button of the
IR Remote Commander
The zooming speed depends on the "Remote"
(page 82) setting in "Zoom Speed" in the
CAMERA SET menu.
To use the IR Remote Commander, see "Using the IR
Remote Commander" (page 29).
When using a lens remote controller
Zooming can also be controlled from an optional
lens remote controller connected via the LENS
REMOTE connector.
For operation, refer to the operation guide of the lens
remote controller.

Focus

The infinity (∞ ) position has some margin to
compensate for focus change caused by variation
in ambient temperature. When shooting an image
at infinity in MF mode, adjust the focus while
observing the image on the viewfinder screen.
Adjusting in Full MF Mode
Pull the focus ring rearward (toward the
camcorder body) to set the camcorder to Full MF
mode. Focus can only be adjusted with the focus
ring manually.
Note
The focus instantly moves to the range index position
when you pull the focus ring rearward.
Rotate the focus ring for the best focus while
observing the picture on the viewfinder screen.
The range index of the focus ring is effective in
Full MF mode. The distances correspond to the
focus ring positions.
Expanded Focus
When you press the EXPANDED FOCUS
button, the center area of the picture is magnified
on the viewfinder screen, making the focus
adjustment easier.
Press the EXPANDED FOCUS button again or
leave the focus ring unmoved for 5 seconds to
resume the normal angle for recording.