Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual
- Highlights of the XF705
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Preparations
- Recording
- Recording Video
- Video Configuration: Video Format, System Frequency, Frame Rate, Resolution and Bit Rate
- Changing Main Functions with the FUNC Button
- Shutter Speed
- Gain
- ND Filter
- Aperture
- Gamma Curve and Main Color Settings
- White Balance
- Zooming
- Using Optional Conversion Lenses
- Adjusting the Focus
- Image Stabilization
- Onscreen Markers and Zebra Patterns
- Setting the Time Code
- Setting the User Bit
- Synchronizing with an External Device
- Recording Audio
- Audio Settings and Recorded Audio Channels
- Connecting an External Microphone or External Audio Input Source to the Camcorder
- Setting the Audio Input Type for the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 Terminals
- Selecting the Audio Input Source for Audio Channels
- Adjusting the Audio Recording Level
- Advanced Audio Input Settings
- Monitoring the Audio with Headphones
- Colors Bars/Audio Reference Signal
- Waveform Monitor
- Adding Marks to Clips while Recording
- Using Metadata
- Recording GPS Information (Geotagging)
- Reviewing a Recording
- Special Recording Modes
- Infrared Recording
- Customization
- Playback
- External Connections
- Network Functions
- Photos
- Additional Information
Aperture
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Light Metering Mode
Select the light metering mode to match the recording conditions. Using the appropriate setting will ensure that
the camcorder obtains the most suitable exposure level when the shutter speed, gain and aperture are adjusted
automatically or when using push auto iris.
1 Select [Light Metering].
> [
v
! Camera Setup] > [Light Metering]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
• The icon of the selected mode ( or , no icon for [Standard]) appears on the left of the screen.
Options
[Backlight]: Suitable when recording backlit scenes.
[Standard]:
Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the center.
[Spotlight]: Use this option when recording a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit, for
example, when the subject is lit by a spotlight.
NOTES
NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Backlight] or [Spotlight] (A 117), you can press the button to turn the
respective light metering mode on and off.