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Automatic Gain and ISO Limits Automatic Gain and ISO Limits Depending on the brightness of the surroundings, the camcorder will automatically raise the gain or ISO speed to try to get a brighter picture. Because doing so can lead to video noise, you can select a maximum limit for how high levels are raised. These limits are referred to as the automatic gain control (AGC) limit and auto ISO 63 limit. Shooting with a smaller limit is useful as it results in a darker picture but less noise. This function is available when the shooting mode is set to ", ,, or '. Operating modes: 1 Press the MENU button. • mode: If you set [v Camera Setup]> [2] > [ISO/Gain] to [Gain], you will be able to set the AGC limit; if you set [ISO/Gain] to [ISO], you will be able to set the auto ISO limit. • mode: Because only the ISO speed can be adjusted for photos, you will be able to set only the auto ISO limit. 2 Open the submenu to set the AGC limit or auto ISO limit. mode: [v Camera Setup] > [1] > [AGC Limit] or [Auto ISO Limit] mode: [{ Camera Setup] > [1] > [Auto ISO Limit] [v Camera Setup] (in mode) or [{ Camera Setup] (in mode) [1] [AGC Limit] or [Auto ISO Limit] [m] (automatic) 3 Touch [ ] or [ ]. • The AGC limit or auto ISO limit dial will appear at the bottom of the screen. • Touch [m] to remove the limit. 4 Drag your finger left/right along the dial to select the desired value. • You can also push the joystick up/down until the position of the current value is highlighted in orange and then push left/right to adjust the value. 5 Touch [X]. • The AGC limit or auto ISO limit icon will appear on the left side of the screen. Available ISO limit settings ISO speed Clips (1/3-stop increments) 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500*, 3200*, 4000* Photos (1/3-stop increments) 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000 * When this value is selected in ISO2000. mode and the camcorder is switched to mode, the auto ISO limit will be set to Available AGC limit settings Gain Clips (1.5-dB increments) 0 dB to 28.5 dB Table of Contents Menus Index

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63
Automatic Gain and I
S
O Limit
s
Menus
Table of Contents
Index
A
utomatic Gain and I
S
O Limit
s
Depending on the brightness of the surroundings, the camcorder will automatically raise the gain or ISO speed
to try to get a brighter picture. Because doing so can lead to video noise, you can select a maximum limit for
how high levels are raised. These limits are referred to as the automatic gain control (AGC) limit and auto ISO
limit. Shooting with a smaller limit is useful as it results in a darker picture but less noise. This function is available
when the shooting mode is set to
“
,
‚
, or
’
.
1 Pre
ss
the MENU button.
•
mode: If you set [
v
Camera Setup]
>
[2]
>
[ISO/Gain] to
[Gain], you will be able to set the AGC limit; if you set [ISO/Gain] to
[ISO], you will be able to set the auto ISO limit.
•
mode: Because only the ISO speed can be adjusted for photos,
you will be able to set only the auto ISO limit.
2 Open the
s
ubmenu to
s
et the AGC limit or auto I
S
O limit.
mode: [
v
Camera Setup]
>
[1]
>
[AGC Limit] or [Auto ISO
Limit]
mode: [
{
Camera Setup]
>
[1]
>
[Auto ISO Limit]
3 Touch [
] or [
].
•
The AGC limit or auto ISO limit dial will appear at the bottom of the
screen.
•
Touch [
m
] to remove the limit.
4 Drag your finger left/right along the dial to
s
elect the de
s
ired value.
•
You can also push the joystick up/down until the position of the current value is highlighted in orange and
then push left/right to adjust the value.
5 Touch [
X
].
•
The AGC limit or auto ISO limit icon will appear on the left side of the screen.
A
vailable I
S
O limit
s
etting
s
*
When this value is selected in
mode and the camcorder is switched to
mode, the auto ISO limit will be set to
ISO2000.
A
vailable
A
GC limit
s
etting
s
Operating modes:
ISO
s
peed
Clip
s
(1/3-
s
top increment
s
)
160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500*, 3200*, 4000*
Photo
s
(1/3-
s
top increment
s
)
160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000
Gain
Clip
s
(1.5-dB increment
s
)
0 dB to 28.5 dB
[
v
Camera
S
etup]
(in
mode) or
[
{
Camera
S
etup]
(in
mode)
[1]
[AGC Limit] or [Auto I
S
O Limit]
[
m
] (automatic)