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Setting the aperture and gain
IRIS dial
1
  Use the AUTO/MANUAL switch to set to 
manual mode. (Page 54)
2
  Press the IRIS dial to switch the method of 
adjustment for the aperture of the lens.
The method switches to AUTO IRIS or 
MANUAL IRIS with each press of the dial.
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.
In the auto iris mode, the lens iris can be 
corrected using this dial.
Increase in brightness beyond the maximum 
aperture (OPEN) is performed via gain 
adjustment (CAMERA mode: 0 to 24 dB).
Set the direction of the IRIS DIAL and aperture 
control in the setup menus, SW&DISP  SETUP 
screen, IRIS DIAL. 
The lens aperture can be adjusted in the focus 
ring by setting the RING switch to IRIS. The 
default setting for this item is ZOOM, so set 
the RING SW item to IRIS in the setting menu 
SW&DISP SETUP screen. The relationship 
between the direction of rotation and aperture 
control is based on the IRIS DIAL setting in the 
SW&DISP SETUP screen. However, as this 
will make it impossible to adjust the focus in the 
focus ring, please set the focus control method 
to AF (auto focus) with the FOCUS switch. Zoom 
control can also be assigned to the FOCUS ring. 
(Page 54)
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Using focus assist
Pressing the FOCUS ASSIST button enlarges the 
center of the viewfinder, or displays a bar at the 
bottom center of the screen. These displays make 
aligning the focus easier and are particularly useful 
in manual focus mode. The display that appears 
when the FOCUS ASSIST button is pressed can 
be configured with the FOCUS ASSIST SW item 
in the setting menu SW&DISP SETUP screen. 
(Page 107)
FOCUS ASSIST button
EXPANDED: 
The central part of the screen will be enlarged by 
a factor of about 4 in the vertical direction and by a 
factor of about 6 in the horizontal direction.
A blue box will appear in the viewfinder screen 
during expanded display. Only the operation status 
display and counter will appear on the screen.
BAR: 
A bar will appear at the bottom center of the 
viewfinder screen, indicating the level of focus 
alignment with its length.
The peak hold mark (▼) appears over the bar, and 
the bar expands to the right as focus is aligned.
Focus not aligned Bar expands to right 
as focus is aligned
BOTH:  
Displays both the expanded display and focus bar.
This function cannot be used while the digital 
zoom function is in use.
Press the FOCUS ASSIST button again to return 
to the original screen.
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