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EXP .
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3
3
Exposure Control
Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:
• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When the background is overly dark or the subject
light.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch, then pull out
the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
2
Press EXPOSURE. The exposure control
indicator appear.
3
Rotate the MENU wheel towards “
▲
” to brighten
the image, or towards “
▼
” to darken the image.
(maximum ±6)
4
Press the MENU wheel in. Exposure adjustment
is complete.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
..... press EXPOSURE or set the Power Switch to
“
”.
To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .
..... press BACKLIGHT.
is displayed and the
subject is brightened. If pressed again,
disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.
• +3 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT Button.
• Using BACKLIGHT may cause the light around the
subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.
• Backlight compensations is also available when the
Power Switch is set to “
”.
NOTE:
Backlight, spotlight (
墌
pg. 39) compensation and
“SNOW” (
墌
pg. 39) have no effect when the manual
Exposure Control mode is engaged.
MENU Wheel
Power Switch
Iris Lock
Use this function in the following situations:
• When shooting a moving subject.
• When the distance to the subject changes (so its
size in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder changes),
such as when the subject is backing away.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When shooting objects under a spotlight.
• When zooming.
When the subject is close, keep the iris locked. Even
when the subject moves away from you, the image
will not darken or brighten.
Before the following steps, perform steps 1 and 2
of “Exposure Control”.
3
Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold the
MENU wheel for over 2 seconds. The exposure
control indicator and “
” appear.
Press the MENU wheel in. “
” changes to “
” and
the iris is locked.
To Return To Automatic Iris Control . . .
..... press EXPOSURE so that the exposure control
indicator and “
” disappear. Or, set the Power
Switch to “
”.
To Lock The Exposure Control And The Iris . . .
..... after step 2 of “Exposure Control”, adjust the
exposure rotating the MENU wheel. Then lock the
iris in step 3 of “Iris Lock”. For automatic locking,
press EXPOSURE again in step 2. The iris
becomes automatic after about 2 seconds.
Iris
Like the pupil of the human eye, it contracts in well-lit
environments to keep too much light from entering,
and dilates in dim environments to allow in more light.
BACKLIGHT Button (
4
/
6
)
EXPOSURE Button
Iris lock indicator
ADVANCED FEATURES
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