Canon EOS C200 EF Cinema Camera and 24-105mm Lens Kit - Manual (Page 74)

Adjusting the Aperture
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Momentary Automatic Aperture - Push Auto
Iris
During manual aperture, you can press the PUSH AUTO IRIS
button to have the camera temporarily take control and
automatically adjust the aperture for an optimal exposure.
You can also perform this function remotely using Browser
Remote on a connected network device (
A 158).
1 Set the iris mode to [Manual] ( A 73).
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable
automatic adjustment on the lens ( A 72).
2 Press and hold the PUSH AUTO IRIS button.
• The camera will automatically adjust the aperture to
obtain optimal exposure. As long as you hold the button pressed down, E will appear on the screen next to
the aperture value.
• When you release the button, automatic aperture mode will end and the E icon will disappear. The selected
aperture value will appear on the bottom of the screen.
NOTES NOTES
• You can use the > [ v # Camera Setup] > [AE Response] setting to change how quickly the
aperture changes during automatic aperture mode. This setting has no effect when using a CN7x17 KAS S/E1
or CN20x50 IAS H/E1 lens.
• Push auto iris is not available during slow motion recording.
Automatic Aperture
When a compatible EF lens is attached to the camera, you can have the camera automatically adjust the
aperture.
1 Open the aperture [Iris Mode] submenu.
> [ v ! Camera Setup] > [Iris Mode]
2 Select [Automatic] and then press the joystick.
• When using a compatible EF Cinema lens, enable automatic adjustment on the lens ( A 72).
• The camera will automatically adjust the aperture to obtain optimal exposure. The selected aperture value
will appear on the bottom of the screen with an E icon next to it.
NOTES NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Iris Mode] ( A 119), you can press the button to toggle between the
[Automatic] and [Manual] settings when a compatible EF lens ( A 213) is attached to the camera.
• Automatic aperture is not available during slow motion recording.
• The aperture value may change in the following cases.
- While using the built-in extender or iris compensation function of an EF Cinema lens, when you switch from
automatic aperture to manual aperture.
- When the aperture controls on the lens are switched between automatic/manual mode.
• When using EF lenses that let you adjust the aperture gain, if the aperture gain is set too high, the aperture
adjustment may not be stable (aperture hunting), depending on the shooting conditions. In such case, reset
the lens's aperture gain to its initial value.