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RECORDING
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Exposure Control
Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:
• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When the background is overly dark or the subject
light.
1
Set the Power Switch to "
down the Lock Button located on the switch,
then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the
LCD monitor fully.
2
Press EXPOSURE. The exposure control
indicator appear.
3
Rotate the MENU wheel towards "+" to
brighten the image, or towards "–" to darken the
image. (maximum ±6)
4
Press the MENU wheel. Exposure adjustment is
complete.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
.... press EXPOSURE or set the Power Switch to
"
".
To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .
.... press BACKLIGHT.
subject is brightened. If pressed again,
disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.
• +4 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT Button.
• Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the
subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.
• Backlight compensations is also available when the
Power Switch is set to "
• Pressing the BACKLIGHT button has no effect
when the manual Exposure Control mode is
engaged.
Advanced Features For Video And D.S.C. (cont.)
" while pressing
is displayed and the
".
Iris Lock
Use this function in the following situations:
• When shooting a moving subject.
• When the distance to the subject changes (so its
size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes),
such as when the subject is backing away.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When shooting objects under a spotlight.
• When zooming.
When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even
when the subject moves away from you, the image
will not darken or brighten.
Before the following steps, perform steps 1 and 2 of
"Exposure Control".
3
Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold
the MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. The
exposure control indicator and "
Press the MENU wheel. "
and the iris is locked.
Iris lock indicator
BACKLIGHT Button (5)
EXPOSURE Button (2)
MENU Wheel
To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .
.... press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control
indicator and "
" disappear. Or, set the Power
Switch to "
".
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .
.... after step 2 of "Exposure Control", adjust the
exposure rotating the MENU wheel. Then lock
the iris in step 3 of "Iris Lock". For automatic
locking, press EXPOSURE again in step 2. The
iris becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.
Iris
Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well-
lit environments to keep too much light from
entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow in
more light.
" appear.
" changes to "
"
EX
P .
3
Power Switch
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