Sony NEX-VG20 - Manual (Page 48)


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To return to automatic adjustment
mode
Press MANUAL once again. appears next
to the values of [IRIS], [Shutter Speed] and
[Gain (ISO)], and highlighting is canceled.
Items you can assign to the MANUAL
[Exposure]
[Gain(ISO)]
Movie mode: Gain
Photo mode: ISO
[IRIS]
[Shutter Speed]
[AE Shift]
[White Balance Shift]
To assign the menu item to the
MANUAL button
 Press and hold MANUAL down for a
few seconds.
The [MANUAL Button] setting screen
appears.
 Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the
menu item to be assigned.
 Press MANUAL.
Notes
Manual settings will be retained even if
you change the assigned menu item of the
MANUAL dial. However, if IRIS, Shutter Speed
and Gain (ISO) are set to manual when [AE
Shift] is set to [On], [AE Shift] will not be
effective.
Tips
You can also assign menu items to the
MANUAL dial by touching (MENU) 
[Camera/Mic]  [ ( Camera Settings)]
 [MANUAL Button].
The MANUAL button works in the same way
as the IRIS or SHUTTER SPEED button when
[IRIS] or [Shutter Speed] is assigned. This is
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useful when adjusting the IRIS or Shutter Speed
with the LCD screen closed.
The camera data (p. 83) that appears on the
LCD screen will differ, depending on the
recording settings of the camcorder. The
settings will be displayed with the following
icons.
: Automatic
: Exposure is set manually.
Advanced manual operation
You can set the brightness of the movies
you want to shoot by using IRIS, Shutter
Speed and Gain (ISO).
The following explanation is an example for
when IRIS is set to manual.
[Exposure] auto ( )
Shooting images are adjusted to the optimal
brightness.
 Press IRIS  to set the mode to
manual ( next to the setting
value disappears).
You can adjust the setting value using
the MANUAL dial when the setting
value is highlighted with no shown
next to it.
 Rotate the MANUAL dial  to set
the aperture value.
The Shutter Speed and gain (ISO)
are adjusted to the ideal brightness
automatically to fit the aperture value.
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