ND Filter
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ND Filter
Using the ND filter allows you to open up the aperture to obtain a shallower depth of field even when recording in
bright surroundings. You can also use the ND filter to avoid the soft focus caused by diffraction when using small
apertures. By default, you can select one of 3 density levels (2 to 6 stops) and, if you enable the extended ND
range, you can select one of 5 density levels (2 to 10 stops).
You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (
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Press the ND or
–
button to select the desired ND filter setting.
• Alternatively, using the HOME screen:
[IRIS]
>
[ND +] and [ND –]. Or, you can press an assignable
button set to [ND +] or [ND –] (
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• Repeatedly pressing the ND button will change the ND filter setting in the following order:
[2 stops]
[4 stops]
[6 stops]
[8 stops]*
[10 stops]*
ND filter off.
(The ND FILTER
–
button cycles through the settings in reverse order.)
• The selected ND filter setting appears on the HOME screen and at the top of the monitoring screen.
* Only when
[IRIS]
>
[OPTIONS]
>
[Extended ND Range] is set to [On].
NOTES
NOTES
• Depending on the scene, the color may change when turning the ND filter on/off. Setting a custom white
balance (
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87) may be effective in such case.
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About the extended ND range:
When you switch to or from a density level in the extended range (8 or 10 stops),
you may notice one or both of the following circumstances.
- The focus may shift, affecting also the indication on the lens’s focus distance scale.
- Depending on the lens, the camera may not be able to focus at infinity focus.
• About changing the ND filter setting using the optional RC-V100 Remote Controller:
- When the remote controller is connected to the camera, you can use the remote controller’s ND button in
the same way as the camera’s ND button.
- For settings between 2 and 8 stops, the corresponding ND filter indicator (1 to 4, respectively) will illuminate
in orange. When the ND filter is set to 10 stops, indicators 1 and 4 will both illuminate.