30Shooting in manual mode (continued)Iris adjustmentsIRIS ringIRIS button1 If the camera-recorder is in auto mode,use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch tomanual mode. (Page 28)2 Press the IRIS button to switch how toadjust the aperture of lens.AUTO IRIS:Adjust the iris automatically.MANUAL IRIS:Adjust the iris manually.3 Turn the IRIS ring to adjust the aperture oflens when in the manual iris mode.In the auto iris mode, the lens iris can becorrected using this ring.If you have set ON under A.IRIS on the settingmenu AUTO SW screen, auto iris will be forciblyselected when auto mode has been established.(Page 140)• This unit’s iris F number when it is open is F1.6at full WIDE and F3.2 at full TELEPHOTO.The iris display in the viewfinder or on the LCDwhen the iris is open is OPEN at full WIDE andF3.2 or OPEN at full TELEPHOTO.• You can display the brightness level for thecenter part of the screen by pressing a USERbutton (Page 39) to which Y GET has beenassigned.Adjusting the gainWhen the display is dark, increase the gain tobrighten the display.GAIN switch1 If the camera-recorder is in auto mode,use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to switch tomanual mode. (Page 28)2 Switch the gain with the GAIN switch.L: Set here under normal conditions.(The default value is 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.)You can change each L, M and H gain values usingthe LOW GAIN, MID GAIN and HIGH GAIN itemson the setting menu SW MODE screen. (Page 138)In auto mode, auto gain is available regardless ofthe GAIN switch setting when a setting other thanOFF is selected under AGC on the setting menuAUTO SW screen. (Page 140)In variable frame rate (VFR) mode, gain is fixedto 0 dB when the frame rate is set to 4 frames orless.
