Sony HDR-FX7 User Manual download pdf (Page 36)

z Tips

• The range of focus, an important effect of the

aperture, is called the depth of field. The depth

of field gets shallower as the aperture is opened,

and deeper as the aperture is closed. Use the

aperture creatively to obtain the desired effect in

your photography.

• This is handy for making the background

blurred or sharp, or when you want to manually

adjust the iris, gain or shutter speed on the

screen.

x AE SHIFT

You can slightly adjust the exposure

between -7 (dark) and +7 (bright) during

the auto recording. appears.

b Notes

• You cannot manually adjust the IRIS.

• [AE SHIFT] does not work when the exposure

is manually set or the iris, gain and shutter speed

are all set manually.

z Tip

• You can adjust the AE SHIFT from the menu

(p. 61).

1 During recording or standby, set

the AUTO LOCK switch A to the

center position to release the

auto lock mode.

This operation is not required when AE

SHIFT is assigned to the EXPOSURE/

IRIS dial.

2 Press the EXPOSURE/IRIS button

The EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G will be

effective.

3 Adjust the picture quality by

turning the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial

z Tip

• If you set the AUTO LOCK switch A to

HOLD after manual adjustment, the manually

adjusted items are saved.

To restore automatic adjustment

Press the EXPOSURE/IRIS button H, or

set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO

LOCK.

b Notes

• If you set the AUTO LOCK switch A to

AUTO LOCK, other manually adjusted items

(gain, shutter speed, white balance) also become

temporarily automatic.

• As you shift the zoom from W (wide) to T

(telephoto), the aperture value varies from F1.6

to F2.8.

• The setting returns to automatic adjustment

(default) when you set the POWER switch to

OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.

z Tips

• You can adjust the dial sensitivity of the

EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G by selecting

[EXPOSURE/IRIS] t [DIAL SENS](p. 59),

and the dial operating direction by selecting

[EXPOSURE/IRIS] t [DIAL ROTATE]

(p. 59).

• Settings can also be checked by pressing the

STATUS CHECK button (p. 47).

• See page 62 for [BACK LIGHT].

You can record the subject clearly by using

the ND filter when the recording

environment is too bright.

There are 2 levels of ND filter setting. ND

filter 1 reduces the volume of light to about

1/4, and ND filter 2 to about 1/16.

Adjusting the volume of light

(ND filter)

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)

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