Changing Basic Settings
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Record
ing
Setting with the Direct menu
When you press the DISPLAY button, the current
shutter mode and the set value are displayed
When the Direct menu
is in All mode,
you can change the shutter mode and speed with
the Direct menu.
Notes
• When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you cannot turn
the shutter on/off with the Direct menu if the
SHUTTER switch is set to ON.
If the SHUTTER switch is set to OFF, you can switch
only between Auto Shutter and Shutter OFF.
• The Direct menu cannot be selected when Full Auto
mode is turned on
or when the SLS/EX SLS
mode is set.
Shooting in SLS/EX SLS Mode
The shutter speed is specified in the number of
accumulated frames. Up to 64 frames can be
accumulated in this mode, permitting you to
obtain low-noise clear pictures in low light levels
or surreal pictures with afterimages.
Select “SLS/EX SLS”
SET menu and set the number of accumulated
frames. For EX SLS, set 16, 32, or 64.
This can also be set when Full Auto mode
is turned on.
Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted
according to the picture brightness.
When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode
, Auto Shutter is forcibly selected.
When Full Auto mode is off, you can
independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by
setting “Auto Shutter” in “TLCS”
in the
CAMERA SET menu to “On.”
Adjust the brightness according to the subject.
Recording in auto mode
When Full Auto mode
is set to ON:
Iris is forcibly set to Auto mode.
When Full Auto mode is set to OFF:
to AUTO. The Auto
Iris mode is set.
You can select the target level (to make the
picture darker or brighter) for Auto Iris via the
Setup menu or Direct menu. (The gain control in
AGC mode and the shutter speed control in Auto
Shutter mode are adjusted in synchronization.)
To adjust the target level with the Setup menu
Set “Level” in “TLCS”
in the
CAMERA SET menu.
To adjust the target level with the Direct menu
The target level can also be selected using the
Direct menu
. When you press the
DISPLAY button, the current Exposure position
is displayed on the screen
.
Adjusting the brightness manually
If Full Auto mode is set to OFF, set the IRIS
switch
to MANUAL. The Manual Iris
mode is set. Rotate the iris ring for the desired iris
opening.
Operating Zoom manually
Rotate the zoom ring to adjust the zoom. This
operation is always available.
Using the Power Zoom
The power zoom lever
on the grip and
the handle ZOOM button
are activated.
You can operate these functions at any time.
The supplied IR Remote Commander and
optional lens remote control unit can also be used.
The current zoom position is displayed on the
screen in the range of 0 (Wide) to 99 (Tele) when
you press the DISPLAY button.
The numerical indication can be changed to that
in a bar by changing “Zoom Position” in “Display
On/Off”
in the LCD/VF SET menu.
To adjust with the power zoom lever on the grip
Pressing the lever deeper sets zooming faster.
To adjust with the handle ZOOM button
Zooming is activated at the speed selected with
the speed switch
.
The zoom speed assignment can be changed with
“Zoom Speed”
in the CAMERA SET
menu.
Iris
Zoom
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