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Setting the Gain
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Recording
You can set the gain of the video amplifier
according to the brightness of the subject.
Select the setting mode required by the shooting
conditions.
Fixed gain mode (manual gain
adjustment)
Select the gain of the video amplifier, using the
switch or a menu operation.
AGC mode (automatic gain control)
The gain of the video amplifier is automatically
adjusted according to the picture brightness.
Selecting the gain with the switch
Select the gain, using the GAIN switch.
Note
When AGC mode is on, the fixed gain cannot be
selected.
The gain value at each of the switch positions are
set at the factory are as follows:
L: 0 dB
M: 6 dB
H: 12 dB
These values can be changed in the range of
–3 dB to +18 dB, using the CAMERA SET menu.
To change
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the CAMERA SET menu
with , and select “Gain Setup” from the
menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 100.
When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO
button, the current gain value is displayed on the
screen.
The indication in dB can be changed to that in an
ISO value by changing the “Gain Setting” of
“Display On/Off” (page 111) of the LCD/VF
SET menu.
You can turn AGC mode on by setting “AGC” to
“On” with “TLCS” (page 105) of the CAMERA
SET menu.
Setting the Gain
Recording With Fixed Gain
L
M
H
B
A
PRST
AT W
GAIN
WHITE
BALANCE
GAIN switch
Recording in AGC Mode
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C
A
M
E
R
A
SET
Low
Mid
High
: 0dB
: 6dB
: 12dB
A
uto
B
lack
B
al.
Gain
Setup
Shutter
S
lo
w
S
hutter
Color
B
ar
T
ype
Flicker
Reduce
Multi
B
B
B
:
B
TLCS
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ATW 4300K
PPOFF
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18dB
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TLCS
.
ATW 4300K
PPOFF
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SO
:
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