Canon EOS C300 Instruction Manual - Page 70

# Adjusting the Aperture To change the aperture mode and value 1 Open the aperture [Mode] submenu. 70 [~ Camera Setup] > [Iris] > [Mode] • This submenu is available only with lenses compatible with automatic aperture. Otherwise, start from step 3. 2 Select [Manual] and then press SET. 3 Open the [Iris Increment] submenu. [~ Camera Setup] > [Iris] > [Iris Increment] 4 Select [1/2 stop], [1/3 stop] or [Fine] and then press SET. 5 Turn the control dial assigned to [Iris] to adjust the aperture. • The selected aperture value will appear on the lower left of the screen. • When [~ Camera Setup] > [Iris] > [Iris Increment] is set to [Fine], the actual increments will be smaller than 1/3 stop but the onscreen display will show the closest 1/3-stop aperture value. [~ Camera Setup] [Iris] [Mode] [Manual] [~ Camera Setup] [Iris] [Iris Increment] NOTES [1/3 stop] • You can use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Control Dial Dir.] or [Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] setting (A 123) to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial on the camcorder or on the grip unit, respectively. • If you set an assignable button to [Iris +] or [Iris -] (A 111), you can press the button to respectively open up or close the aperture. Remote Operation Using Wi-Fi Remote After completing the necessary preparations (A 49), you can adjust the aperture value remotely from a Wi-Fienabled device using the Wi-Fi Remote application. 1 On the camcorder, set [~ Camera Setup] > [Iris] > [Mode] to [Manual] (A 70). • This is only necessary when using a lens compatible with automatic aperture. For other lenses, [Manual] is the default setting and cannot be changed. 2 Press the current aperture value on the Wi-Fi Remote screen. 3 Select the desired aperture value from the list. • You may need to scroll up/down to see all the available values. • Alternatively, you can press IRIS [+] to open the aperture or IRIS [-] to close the aperture in 1/8-stop increments. (Onscreen displays will show the closest 1/3-stop aperture value.) • The selected value will be displayed on the Wi-Fi Remote screen and will be applied on the lens.