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Iris
F1.6 (open) to F11 (closed) Select
[E]
Iris to change to manual and view the value in the display
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Manually adjust the Iris
[A]
to control the amount of light entering the lens.
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Opening the Iris increases the amount of light (and decreases the F value to F1.6)
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Closing the Iris decreases the amount of light (and increases the F value to F11)
ND filter
Can be used to adjust the amount of light entering the lens.
[B]
filters 1, 2 and 3 reduce light by 1/4,
1/16, and 1/64 respectively. In full sun outdoors 1/64 is recommended. Consider the iris setting and
desired Depth of Field when selecting a particular ND setting.
Gain
Can be used to electronically brighten a picture, but at the expense of adding digital noise to the
image. Activate the gain button
[C]
and switch
[F]
to select
L
ow,
M
edium or
H
igh
gain. The gain value will be displayed on the screen Eg. 3dB -‐ 6dB – 12dB
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