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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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Like the pupil of the human eye, the iris
contracts in well-lit environments to keep too
much light from entering, and dilates in dim
environments to allow in more light.
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.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Set “
p
” to “MANUAL”. (
●
The exposure control indicator appears.
3
Adjust zoom so that the subject fills the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder, then press and hold
SET
for over 2 seconds. The exposure control
indicator and the “
” indication appear.
4
Press
SET
. The “
” indication changes to
“
” and the iris is locked.
To return to automatic iris control
Select “AUTO” in step
. Or, set the Power
Switch to “
A
”.
●
The exposure control indicator and “
”
disappear.
To lock the exposure control and the iris
, adjust the exposure by pressing
<
or
>
and
. For
automatic locking, select “AUTO” in step
. The
exposure control and the iris become automatic.
Backlight compensation brightens the subject
quickly.
With simple operation, backlight compensation
feature brightens the dark subject portion by
increasing the exposure.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Press
BACK LIGHT
so that the Backlight
Compensation indicator “
” appears.
To cancel Backlight Compensation
Press
BACK LIGHT
twice so that the “
”
indicator disappears.
NOTE:
Using Backlight Compensation may cause the light
around the subject to become too bright and the
subject to become white.
Selection of a spot metering area enables more
precise exposure compensation. You can select
one of the three metering areas on the LCD
monitor/viewfinder.
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”.
2
Press
BACK LIGHT
twice so that the Spot
Exposure Control indicator “
” appears.
●
A spot metering area frame appears at the
center of the LCD monitor/viewfinder.
3
Press
>
or
<
to select the desired spot
metering area frame.
4
Press
SET
.
●
Spot Exposure Control is engaged.
●
Exposure is adjusted to make the brightness of
the selected area most appropriate.
To lock the iris
After step
, press and hold
SET
over 2
seconds. The “
” indication appears and the
iris is locked.
To cancel Spot Exposure Control
Press
BACK LIGHT
once so that the “
”
indicator disappears.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the Spot Exposure Control at the
same time with following functions.
•
“SQUEEZE” in “WIDE MODE” (
•
“STROBE” in “PROGRAM AE” (
•
•
Manual Exposure Control
●
Depending on the shooting location and condition,
optimum result may not be attained.
Iris Lock
Backlight Compensation
Spot Exposure Control
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