Canon XF705, Instruction Manual

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Aperture
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Momentary A utomatic A perture - Pu s h A uto Iri s
During manual aperture, you can press the PUSH AUTO IRIS
button to have the camcorder temporarily take control and
automatically adjust the aperture for an appropriate exposure.
1 S et the IRI S s witch to M.
2 Pre ss and hold the PU S H AUTO IRI S button.
• The camcorder will automatically adjust the aperture to obtain
an appropriate exposure. As long as you hold the button
pressed down,
E
will appear on the screen next to the
aperture value.
• When you release the button, automatic aperture mode will
end and the
E
icon will disappear. The selected aperture
value will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Manual A perture
1 S et the IRI S s witch to M.
2 Turn the iri s ring to adju s t the aperture.
• The aperture value displayed on the screen will change in
1/4-stop increments.
NOTES NOTES
• The aperture value set manually will not be saved when you switch to automatic aperture (with the exception
of full auto mode). Instead, the aperture value set automatically by the camcorder will be used when you
switch back to manual aperture control.
• If the ND filter is activated, the picture may become dark when you set a high aperture value. In such case,
press the ND FILTER – button and readjust the aperture.
• You can use the
>
[
v !
Camera Setup]
>
[Iris Ring Direction] setting to change the direction of
the adjustment when you turn the iris ring.
The Expo s ure Bar
When the gain and aperture are set to manual and the shutter speed mode is
set to a mode other than OFF or automatic, the exposure bar will appear on the
screen.
The
Î
on top of the exposure bar indicates optimal exposure without any shift
(AE±0); the scale markings indicate the deviation from optimal exposure in
1/2 EV increments. The indicator inside the exposure bar represents the current
exposure. When the difference between current and optimal exposure is larger than ±2 EV, the indicator will
flash at the edge of the exposure bar. Optimal exposure will change depending on the light metering mode
used.
Optimal exposure AE±0
Current exposure