JVC GY-DV500E Instruction Manual - Page 41

13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION 13-1 Full-Time Auto White Balance (FAW) - - - OPERAT I ON - - - SCENE F I LE A SHUT TER : STEP F AW : NONE GA I N L : 0dB GA I N M : 9dB GA I N H : 18dB SMOOTH TRANS : OFF PAGE BACK The FAW function adjusts the white balance value automatically as the lighting condition changes. This mode is convenient when you have no time to adjust the white balance or when the camera is moved frequently in and out of places under different lighting conditions. FILTER 1 3200k 2 5600k 3 5600k+ND SHUTTER STATUS MENU ALARM MONITOR AUTO IRIS FULL AUTO BLACK BACK L NORMAL SPOT L STRETCH NORMAL COMPRESS LOLUX PRST A B ON KNEE OFF AUTO BARS CAM HML SAVE STBY VTR GAIN OUTPUT WHT.BAL NG POWER ON OFF OPERATE/WARNING RESET MONITOR SELECT CH-1 AUDIO CH-2 LEVEL LIGHT ON OFF COUNTER CTL TC UB Setting procedure The FAW function can be activated with item "FAW" on the OPERATION Menu. This item allows allocation of the FAW function to the A, B or PRST position of the WHT.BAL selector switch. See "OPERATION Screen" on page 73. CAUTION: The FAW (Full-time Auto White balance) function cannot provide optimum white balance with a subject outside the FAW adjustment range, for example when it contains only a single color or not enough white color. AUTO IRIS FULL AUTO BLACK BACK L NORMAL SPOT L STRETCH NORMAL COMPRESS LOLUX PRST A B ON KNEE OFF AUTO BARS CAM HML SAVE STBY VTR GAIN OUTPUT WHT.BAL NG POWER ON OFF WHT.BAL selector switch 13. FEATURES OF THE CAMERA SECTION 13-2 IRIS (Brightness) Adjustment ADJUSTMENT OF LENS IRIS Iris ring RET M A W T Temporary auto iris button Iris mode switch The lens iris can be adjusted using any of the following three methods. • Automatic adjustment Set the iris mode switch to "A" (Auto). The iris is adjusted automatically according to the brightness of the object. • Manual adjustment Set the iris mode switch to "M" (Manual). The iris can be adjusted manually by rotating the iris ring. • Temporary auto iris adjustment During manual iris adjustment, the auto iris adjustment mode is activated only while this button is held depressed. Changing the auto iris adjustment setup Under special lighting conditions such as backlight, it is often appropriate to change the value set by the auto iris adjustment. This can be done by the following methods. • Setting the AUTO IRIS LEVEL switch of the camera See "SWITCH FUNCTIONS" on page 83. ZEBRA PATTERN DISPLAY DURING MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OFF ZEBRA SKIN ON AREA AUTO WHITE ACCU FOCUS VTR AUDIO LEVEL CH-1 TAKE ZEBRA switch By setting the ZEBRA switch to ON, oblique stripes (zebra pattern) can be displayed in the sections with a luminance level of 70% to 80% or sections with levels over 100% in the viewfinder. The zebra pattern can be used as a reference for manual iris adjustment. When adjusting the iris manually, adjust it so that the zebra patterns are displayed in the section that you want to stress in the subject. • The initial setting is 70 to 80%. However, using the "ZEBRA" setting on the VF DISPLAY MENU, zebra patterns can be displayed in the sections with a luminance level of 85 to 95%, over 95% and over 100%. See "VF DISPLAY MENU Screen" on page 72. 79 80