Sony BRCH900 Product Manual (BRC-H900 Operating Manual) - Page 32

Adjusting and Setting With Menus EXPOSURE Menu The EXPOSURE menu is used to set the items regarding the exposure. >MODE AE SPEED AE LEVEL AGC AGC LIMIT AGC POINT AUTO SHUTTER SHUTTER LIMIT SHUTTER POINT FULL AUTO MID 0 ON 12dB F2.8 ON 1/250 F16 MODE (exposure mode) FULL AUTO: The exposure is adjusted automatically using the sensitivity, electronic shutter speed and iris. MANUAL: The sensitivity (GAIN), electronic shutter speed (SPEED) and iris (IRIS) are adjusted manually. SHUTTER Pri: Shutter Priority mode. The exposure is adjusted automatically using the sensitivity and iris. Adjust the electronic shutter speed (SPEED) manually. IRIS Pri: Iris Priority mode. The exposure is adjusted automatically using the sensitivity and electronic shutter speed. Adjust the iris (IRIS) manually. BACK LIGHT: Back light function. SPOT LIGHT: This function allows exposure adjustment at darker levels if a portion of the object to be shot is illuminated. Note You cannot use both of the BACK LIGHT and SPOT LIGHT functions at the same time. When you select MODE, some of the following setting items that are required for the selected mode appear. GAIN: Select the gain. You can select the gain to -3 or to within the range 0 to 24 dB in units of 1 dB when MODE is set to MANUAL. SPEED: When MODE is set to MANUAL or SHUTTER Pri, select the electric shutter speed from among the following: For the 1080/59.94i or 720/59.94p signal format 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000 For the 1080/50i or 720/50p signal format 1/50, 1/100, 1/120, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000 IRIS: When MODE is set to MANUAL or IRIS Pri, select the iris from among the following: F1.9/F2.2/F2.4/F2.6/F2.8/F3.1/F3.4/F3.7/F4.0/ F4.4/F4.8/F5.2/F5.6/F6.2/F6.8/F7.3/F8.0/F8.7/ F9.6/F10/F11/F12/F13/F15/F16/CLOSE (CLOSE is selectable only when MODE is set to MANUAL.) AE SPEED: Select the exposure adjustment speed at which an optimum exposure value is obtained automatically. You can select LOW (slow speed), MID (normal speed) or HIGH (fast speed). Select when the brightness of the object is changed momentarily. This function is available when MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, BACK LIGHT, or SPOT LIGHT. If MODE is set to IRIS Pri, this function is not available when AGC and AUTO SHUTTER is set to OFF. AE LEVEL: Select the level of the automatic exposure adjustment. Select the iris from among -1.0, -0.5, 0, +0.5, and +1.0. This function is available when MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, BACK LIGHT, or SPOT LIGHT. If MODE is set to IRIS Pri, this function is not available when AGC and AUTO SHUTTER are set to OFF. AGC (auto gain control) Set the automatic gain control function for a dark subject. When AGC is set to OFF, GAIN is set to 0 even if the subject becomes dark. This function is available when MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, BACK LIGHT, or SPOT LIGHT. AGC LIMIT (auto gain limit setting): Set the maximum gain level while AGC is set to ON. Select a value from among 3, 6, 9, 12, and 18 dB. This function is available when MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, BACK LIGHT, or SPOT LIGHT and AGC is set to ON. AGC POINT (switching point for auto gain): Select the iris value that the auto gain control function is activated from among F5.6, F4, and F2.8. This function is available when MODE is set to FULL AUTO, SHUTTER Pri, BACK LIGHT, or SPOT LIGHT and AGC is set to ON. After activating the auto gain control function, the iris starts to be adjusted from the value that is set in AGC POINT when the gain level reaches to the maximum value that is set in AGC LIMIT. 32 GB EXPOSURE Menu