Panasonic AG-DVX100B - Manual (Page 43)

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Adjusting Iris, Gain, and Light Intensity
Adjust the aperture, gain and ND FILTER to suit the
scene or lighting you are shooting.
1
If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO
button to switch to manual focusing (
goes
out).
2
Press the IRIS button to switch how to adjust
the aperture of lens.
AUTO IRIS:
Adjust the iris automatically.
MANUAL IRIS:
Adjust the iris manually.
3
Turn the IRIS dial to adjust the aperture of lens
when in the manual iris mode.
• Even if Auto IRIS is used, you can correct the
aperture with this dial.
Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture
control in the setup menus, SW MODE screen,
IRIS DIAL (Page 71).
When the display is dark, increase the gain to
brighten the display.
1
If the camera is in auto mode, press the AUTO
button to switch to the manual mode (
goes
out).
2
Switch the gain with the GAIN switch.
L:
Set here under normal conditions. (0 dB)
M:
Increase the gain of the image amplifier.
(The default value is 6 dB.)
H:
Increase the gain of the image amplifier.
(The default value is 12 dB.)
Change the gain values of M and H in the setup
menus, SW MODE screen, MID GAIN and HIGH
GAIN (Page 71).
Use the ND FILTER Switch to change the ND Filter
used (filter to change light intensity).
OFF:
ND filter is not used.
1/8:
Cuts light intensity by up to about 1/8.
1/64:
Cuts light intensity by up to about 1/64.
Iris adjustments
This unit’s iris F number when it is open is F1.6
at full WIDE and F2.8 at full TELEPHOTO.
The iris display in the viewfinder or on the LCD
when the iris is open is OPEN at full WIDE and
F2.8 or OPEN at full telephoto.
IRIS dial
GAIN switch
IRIS button
ND FILTER switch
Adjusting the gain
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