12
CONTROLS,
INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
Right Side Section
1
FOCUS ring
Manual focus ring.
Set the FOCUS switch
5
to “MANUAL” before
turning this ring to adjust the focus manually . If
the FOCUS switch is set to “AUT O”, this ring
will not work.
2
[ND. FILTER] ND-filter switch
Turns the built-in ND-filter ON or OFF. When the
shooting conditions are too bright during outdoor
shooting, set this switch to “ON”. This will adjust
the quantity of light to approximately 1/32. When
this switch is ON, the “ND” indicator is shown
on the LCD screen. (
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See page 24.)
3
[IRIS] IRIS adjustment dial
Dial for manual adjustment of iris. To allow iris
adjustment with this dial, set the IRIS item to
MANUAL on the OPERATION menu screen.
When the MANUAL mode is selected for the iris
adjustment, this dial can be rotated to move the
iris from fully opened to fully closed. Rotating
the dial upward opens the iris, and rotating it
downward closes the iris.
When the AUTO mode is selected for the iris
adjustment, this dial can be rotated to adjust the
iris from +3 steps to –3 steps from the auto iris
condition. Rotating the dial upward opens the
iris, and rotating it downward closes the iris.
(See “OPERATION Menu Screen” on page 98.)
4
[IRIS PUSH AUTO] Iris push auto button
Pressing this button when the MANUAL mode
is selected for the iris adjustment engages the
forced auto iris mode as long as the button is
pressed. When the button is released, the
manual mode is restored.
When the AUTO mode is selected for the iris
adjustment, this button does not work.
5
[FOCUS] Focus switch
This is used to switch between AUTO and
MANUAL focus adjustment.
Set this switch to “MANU” when the focus ring
1
should be used to adjust the focus.
PROFESSINAL
DV CAMCORDER GY-DV300
IRIS
AUDIO
LEVEL
CH-1
CH-2
ND FILTER
ON
OFF
FOCUS
AUTO
PUSH
AUTO
MANU
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