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Aperture Priority AE (Av), Manual Exposure (M), Manual Expo

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Shooting Modes Aperture Priority AE (") With this shooting mode you set the aperture value manually to control the depth of field, for example, in order to defocus the background and make the subject stand out more. The camcorder will automatically adjust other 68 settings to obtain the best exposure. 1 Set the shooting mode to [" Aperture-Pri. AE] (A 67). • The aperture value will appear at the left of the screen. 2 Open the aperture screen. [FUNC] > [ Aperture] • An adjustment dial will appear on the screen. • You can touch [ ] to display the zebra pattern (A 73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas. 3 Touch [Ï] or [Ð], or drag your finger along the dial, to set the desired aperture value. • You can also adjust the aperture value using the CUSTOM dial (A 97) or Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 127, 132). • For available aperture values, see the manual exposure table (A 69) NOTES • When the shooting mode is set to , or ", depending on the brightness of the subject, the camcorder may not be able to set the appropriate exposure. In such case the shutter speed (,) or aperture value (") will flash on the screen. Change the aperture/shutter speed as necessary. Manual Exposure (n) This shooting mode gives you the most control over shooting settings as you can set the aperture, shutter speed and gain to get the exposure that you want. 1 Set the shooting mode to [n Manual Exposure] (A 67). • The aperture value, shutter speed and gain value will appear at the left of the screen. 2 Set the aperture and shutter speed as described previously. Aperture: [FUNC] > [ Aperture] (A 68, from step 2) Shutter speed: [FUNC] > [ Shutter Speed] (A 67, from step 2) 3 Open the gain screen. [FUNC] > [ Gain] • An adjustment dial will appear on the screen. • You can touch [ ] to display the zebra pattern (A 73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas. 4 Touch [Ï] or [Ð], or drag your finger along the dial, to set the desired gain value. • You can also adjust the gain value using the CUSTOM dial (A 97) or Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 127, 132).

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S
hooting Mode
s
68
Aperture Priority AE (
“
)
With this shooting mode you set the aperture value manually to control the depth of field, for example, in order to
defocus the background and make the subject stand out more. The camcorder will automatically adjust other
settings to obtain the best exposure.
1
S
et the
s
hooting mode to [
“
Aperture-Pri. AE] (
A
67).
•
The aperture value will appear at the left of the screen.
2 Open the aperture
s
creen.
[FUNC]
>
[
Aperture]
•
An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
•
You can touch [
] to display the zebra pattern (
A
73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas.
3 Touch [
Ï
] or [
Ð
], or drag your finger along the dial, to
s
et the de
s
ired aperture value.
•
You can also adjust the aperture value using the CUSTOM dial (
A
97) or Browser Remote on a connected
network device (
A
127, 132).
•
For available aperture values, see the manual exposure table (
A
69)
NOTES
NOTES
•
When the shooting mode is set to
‚
or
“
, depending on the brightness of the subject, the camcorder may
not be able to set the appropriate exposure. In such case the shutter speed (
‚
) or aperture value (
“
) will
flash on the screen. Change the aperture/shutter speed as necessary.
Manual Exposure (
n
)
This shooting mode gives you the most control over shooting settings as you can set the aperture, shutter speed
and gain to get the exposure that you want.
1
S
et the
s
hooting mode to [
n
Manual Expo
s
ure] (
A
67).
•
The aperture value, shutter speed and gain value will appear at the left of the screen.
2
S
et the aperture and
s
hutter
s
peed a
s
de
s
cribed previou
s
ly.
Aperture: [FUNC]
>
[
Aperture] (
A
68, from step 2)
Shutter speed: [FUNC]
>
[
Shutter Speed] (
A
67, from step 2)
3 Open the gain
s
creen.
[FUNC]
>
[
Gain]
•
An adjustment dial will appear on the screen.
•
You can touch [
] to display the zebra pattern (
A
73, step 2) and check for overexposed areas.
4 Touch [
Ï
] or [
Ð
], or drag your finger along the dial, to
s
et the de
s
ired gain value.
•
You can also adjust the gain value using the CUSTOM dial (
A
97) or Browser Remote on a connected
network device (
A
127, 132).