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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
viewfinder 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
image contour has red edges or the screen center
of the LCD monitor is enlarged to set the focus
easily. The screen display of the viewfinder or the
LCD monitor that appears when you press the
<FOCUS ASSIST> button can be set in the [FOCUS
ASSIST] item on the setup menu [SW MODE].
<FOCUS ASSIST> button
[IN RED]:
The image contour displayed on the viewfinder or the
LCD monitor has red edges. The screen border turns
red. Adjust the focus so that the contour of the subject
you want to focus on becomes red.
[EXPAND]:
The center of the screen is enlarged 2.25 times
vertically and horizontally. The screen border of
the LCD monitor turns blue in enlarged view.
Only eight items are displayed on the screen: the
counter, audio level meter, iris meter, iris status,
shutter speed, focus bar, zoom value, and focus
value. The message is not displayed.
• When you press the <START/STOP> button
while the enlarged view is operating, the
previous screen returns, and the enlarged view
is disabled while recording.
• The enlarged view is disabled while displaying
the menu.
• The enlarged view is disabled while displaying
the color bar.
• The enlarged view is disabled while operating
the REC CHECK function.
• The enlarged view is disabled while operating
the AREA function using the <FUNCTION> knob.
• When you press the USER button to which
[D.ZOOM] was assigned while the enlarged
view is operating, the enlarged view is set to
[OFF] and is disabled while in [D.ZOOM] mode.
• The zebra pattern, marker, and safety zone are
not displayed while the enlarged view is operating.
• When you press the <DISP/MODE CHK>
button while the enlarged view is operating, the
enlarged view is set to [OFF].
