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Manual exposure control 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
is bright.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
3 Press EXPOSURE.
● The exposure control indicator appears.
4 To brighten the image, press +. To darken the
image, press –. (maximum ±6)
● +3 exposure has the same effect as the
backlight compensation. (੬ pg. 56)
● –3 exposure has the same effect as when
“r PROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”.
(੬ pg. 41)
5 Press SET/SELECT. Exposure adjustment is
complete.
To return to automatic exposure control...
Press EXPOSURE twice. Or, set the Power Switch to
“A”.
● If EXPOSURE is pressed once, the camcorder will
enter the exposure control mode again.
NOTE:
You cannot use the manual exposure control at the
same time when “r PROGRAM AE” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (੬ pg. 38, 41), or with
the backlight compensation. (੬ pg. 56)
Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris contracts in
well-lit environments to keep too much light from
entering, and dilates in dim environments to allow
in more light.
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.
1 Set the Power Switch to “M” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
3 Press EXPOSURE.
● The exposure control indicator appears.
4 Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold
SET/SELECT for over 2 seconds. The exposure
control indicator and the “ ” indication appear.
5 Press SET/SELECT. The
“ ” indication changes
to “ ” and the iris is
locked.
To return to automatic iris
control...
Press EXPOSURE twice.
Or, set the Power Switch to
“A”.
● The exposure control
indicator and “ ” disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris…
After step 1 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the
exposure by pressing + or –. Then lock the iris in
step 4 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking, press
EXPOSURE twice in step 3. The iris becomes
automatic after about 2 seconds.
Exposure Control
Power
Switch
+, – Button
EXPOSURE
Button
BACKLIGHT
Button
SET/SELECT
Button
Iris Lock
3
Iris Lock Indicator
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