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Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
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5-4 Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the
shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the
MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to
a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting
changes to a ? mark.
6
Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press
the MENU knob.
The z mark on the left of the selected item changes to
a b mark and the ? mark on the left of the setting
changes to a z mark.
To set another mode or speed, return to step 5.
Note that only the shutter speeds set to “ON” can be
selected with the SHUTTER selector.
7
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating
section.
The menu disappears from the screen and the display
indicating the current status of the camcorder appears
along the top and bottom of the screen.
5-4 Changing the
Reference Value for
Automatic Iris
Adjustment
The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be
changed to aid the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit
subjects, or to prevent blown-out highlights. The reference
value for the lens iris can be set within the following range
with respect to the standard value.
• 0.5: about 0.5 stop further open
• 1: about 1 stop further open
• –0.5: about 0.5 stop further closed
• –1: about 1 stop further closed
Also you can set the area where light detection occurs.
Changing the reference value
Proceed as follows.
1
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.
If this is the first time the USER menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page of the USER menu
appears. If the menu has been used before, the last
accessed page appears.
2
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the b mark to AUTO IRIS, then press
the MENU knob to display the AUTO IRIS page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the AUTO IRIS page appears, then press the
MENU knob to select the page.
3
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “IRIS
OVERRIDE”, then press the MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to
a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting
changes to a ? mark.
4
Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press
the MENU knob.