Operating Instructions

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You can apply a variety of effects to the subject you touch.

∫ Setting an Area Mode effect

You can select the following menu items to set an effect to be applied when you touch the subject.

∫ Using Area Mode

≥ Register “Area Mode” to a USER button. (l 61)

≥ Switch to Manual Mode. (l 34)

1 Press the applicable USER button or touch the applicable USER button icon

on the recording screen.

≥ Area Mode will be enabled and will be displayed.

2 Touch the recording screen.

≥ The area frame will be displayed on the part you have

touched. The effect of the selected menu item will be

applied.

To turn off Area Mode

(With a USER button)

Press the USER button

(With a USER button icon)

1 Touch and hold the recording screen to

display operation icons.

2 Touch the USER button icon.

To change the size of the area frame

You can rotate the multi-function dial to change the

size of the area frame.

≥ The area frame is available in three sizes.

Area Mode

: [CAMERA SETUP] # [AREA MODE] # desired setting

[INH]: Does not apply any effects of Area Mode.

[FOCUS]: Optimises the focus automatically for the subject you touch

[IRIS]: Optimises the iris automatically for the subject you touch.

[Y GET]: Displays the luminance level of the subject you touch.

[FOCUS/IRIS]: Optimises the focus and iris automatically for the subject you touch.

[FOCUS/Y GET]: Optimises the focus automatically for the subject you touch and

displays the luminance level of the subject.

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A Area frame