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Shooting
Adjusting the iris
IRIS ring
<IRIS> button
<AUTO/MANU> switch
1
Use the <AUTO/MANU> switch, to switch to
manual mode. (Page 18)
2
Press the <IRIS> button to switch the lens
aperture adjustment method.
[AUTO IRIS]: (auto iris)
Automatically adjusts the iris value.
[MANUAL IRIS]: (manual iris)
Manually adjusts lens aperture.
3
When manual iris is on, adjust the lens
aperture by turning the IRIS ring.
• When auto iris is on , use this ring to correct
lens aperture.
•
When [ON] is selected in the [A.IRIS] item on
the setup menu [AUTO SW] screen, during auto
mode, auto iris is turned on forcibly. (Page 84)
•
See the display on the IRIS METER display
for the status of the light intensity. See page 75
regarding IRIS METER display.
• Regarding the F values when the lens aperture
is open on this camera, [F1.6] is the wide angle
side (W) end, and [F3.2] is the telescopic side
(T) end. In the iris display displayed on the
viewnder and the LCD monitor when the lens
aperture is open, [OPEN] is displayed on the
wide angle side (W) end, and [F3.2] or [OPEN]
is displayed on the telescopic side (T) end.
• When the iris is near closed, resolution goes
down due to light diffraction. In this case, you
can improve things by adjusting shutter speed,
and not letting the iris close.
Using focus assist
When you press the <FOCUS ASSIST> button, the
screen border turns red and the image contour has
red edges. Adjust the focus so that the contour of
the subject you want to focus on becomes red.
<FOCUS ASSIST> button