User's Manual

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z Tips
• When you press the GAIN button C while
is displayed on the screen next to the gain value,
disappears and you can adjust the gain
manually. When you press the GAIN button C
again, appear
s and you can adjust the gain
with the iris ring. See step 3 in “Adjusting the
gain” on page 32 f
or details on how to adjust the
gain.
• When you press the SHUTTER SPEED button
D while is
displayed on the screen next to
the shutter speed value, disappears and you
can adjust the shutter speed manually. When
you press
the SHUTTER SPEED button D
again, appears and you can adjust the shutter
speed with the iris ring. See steps
3 to 4 in
“Adjusting the shutter speed” on page 32 for
details on how to adjust the shutter speed.
You can adjust the gain manually when you
do not want to use the AGC (automatic gain
control).
1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to
MANUAL
during recording or standby.
2 When the gain is automatically
adjus
ted, press the GAIN button C.
The gain value appear on the screen, or
next to the gain value disappears.
3 S
et the gain switch G to
H, M or L.
The gain value set for the selected gain
switch position appears on the screen.
You can set the gain value for each gain
switch position from [GAIN SETUP] of
the (CAMERA SET) menu
(p. 63).
z Tips
• When you record a movie with the gain set to
[-6dB] and play it back with the data code, the
gain value is dis
played as [---].
To adjust the gain automatically
Press the GAIN button C, or set the
AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO.
The gain value disappears, or appears
next to the gain value.
b Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
shutter speed, white balance) also become
automatic.
You can manually adjust and fix the shutter
speed. You can make a moving subject look
still or emphasize the movement of a
moving subject by adjusting the shutter
speed.
1 D
uring recording or standby, set the
AU
TO/MANUAL switch F to
MANUAL.
2 Press the SHUTTER SPEED button D
un
til the shutter speed value is
highlighted.
3 Change the shutter speed displayed on
th
e screen by turning the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial E.
You can set a shutter speed between 1/3
se
cond a
nd 1/10000 second.
The selected shutter speed appears on
th
e scr
een. For example, if you select
1/100 second, [100] appears. The larger
th
e numb
er that appears on the screen,
the faster the shutter speed.
4 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E to
l
ock the shutter speed.
To readjust the shutter speed, do steps
2 to
4
.
z Tips
• It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower
shutter speed. Manual focusing with your
camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.
• The picture may flicker or change color
s under
fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury
lamps.
Adjusting the gain
Adjusting the shutter speed
Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)