Samsung HMX-H100N Quick Start Manual page 88

Aperture ( )
The aperture stop of a lens can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the image sensor.
This is similar to the way the pupil of the human eyes reacts to bright light.
Settings
This option automatically adjusts aperture value (F-Number) according to the
Auto
environmental light conditions.
Manual You can adjust the overall image brightness by controlling the aperture.
Setting the aperture manually:
• Opening the aperture (reduce the aperture value)
Objects closer and further away than the focused subject will be out of focus.
You will see that the background is out of focus when you focus on the subject.
• Closing the aperture (increase the aperture value)
The range in focus expands forward and backward.
You will see that both the subject and the background are all in focus if you use a high
aperture stop.
• Touch the decrease (
The available aperture range: F1.8 ~ F16
• The possible setting range for the aperture varies with zooming.
• When you specify "Aperture: Manual," the iSCENE mode is cancelled and "Shutter" is set to "Auto"
automatically. (Manual Aperture Priority)
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) or increase ( ) tab to adjust the aperture while viewing the image on the LCD screen.
Contents
On-screen
display
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Aperture
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