Canon EOS C200 EOS C200 EOS C200B Instruction Manual - Page 73

Adjusting the Aperture Changing the aperture mode and value 1 Open the [Iris Mode] submenu. > [v ! Camera Setup] > [Iris Mode] • This setting is available only when an EF lens compatible with automatic aperture is attached to the camera. For noncompatible lenses, the aperture mode will be set to [Manual] and cannot be changed. Skip to step 3. • When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic adjustment on the lens (A 72). 73 Control dial 2 Select [Manual] and then press the joystick. 3 Open the [Iris Increment] submenu. > [v ! Camera Setup] > [Iris Increment] 4 Select [1/2 Stop] or [1/3 Stop] and then press the joystick. • You can further select [Fine Increment] from the same submenu and set it to [On] to use the smallest iris increment allowed by the lens attached. Nevertheless, the aperture value displayed on the screen will be the closest value in the selected increment scale. 5 Turn the control dial assigned to [Iris] to adjust the aperture. • The selected aperture value will appear on the bottom of the screen. NOTES • You can use the > [B $ System Setup] > [Camera Ctrl Dial Dir.] or [Camera Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] setting to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial on the camera or on the camera grip, respectively. • If you set an assignable button to [Iris +] or [Iris -] (A 125), you can press the button to respectively open up the aperture (smaller F values) or close it (larger F vales). • When using an EF lens with no lens contacts or most EF Cinema lenses*, you cannot adjust the aperture using the camera. Adjust the aperture using the lens. * Select EF Cinema lenses (A 230) support iris adjustment from this camera. • When using an EF lens that can correct the aperture value according to the position of the zoom, you can use the > [v ! Camera Setup] > [Zoom-Iris Correct.] setting to activate this correction. • When an optional RC-V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camera, you can adjust the aperture with the remote controller's IRIS dial. At default settings, turn the dial right to open up the aperture and left to close the aperture. • When an EF Cinema lens is attached to the camera, the aperture value displayed on the screen will be a T value. The aperture value (T value) displayed on the screen may differ from the indication on the lens's aperture scale. • When using an EF Cinema lens compatible with iris adjustment from the camera, when the iris is almost fully closed, the aperture value (T value) may appear in gray on the screen. • When using an EF Cinema lens compatible with iris adjustment from the camera, when you change the aperture value from a position of fully open or fully closed iris, multiple adjustment operations may be required until the aperture changes.