Panasonic PV-DV950 - Manual Iris (F Number) Adjustment; Adjusting Iris Manually

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OdB
Adjusting
the
Iris (F
Number)
Manually
To
achieve
special
creative
effects or
to cope with
special
lighting
situations
or
fast-action
scenes,
you can adjust
the
iris (F
number)
manually.
1
Set
the Mode
Selector
Switch
to
[MANUAL].
The [MNL]
Indication
appears.
2
Press the
[PUSH]
Dial
twice.
The [F]
Indication
appears.
3
Turn
the
[PUSH]
Dial to
adjust the
iris.
Range of
Iris
Adjustment
CLOSE
(Closed)
—
F16.0...F1.7
-»
OPEN
(Opened)
+0dB...+12dB
The
nearer
to
[CLOSE]
a
value you
select,
the
darker
the
picture becomes.
The
nearer
to
[OPEN] a
value
you
select,
the
brighter the
picture
becomes.
The figures
with
+dB
show
the
Gain-up
value.
If
you
increase the
value too
much,
the
picture
quality
deteriorates.
Returning
to
the
Normal
Iris Value
(F
Number)
Set
the Mode
Selector
Switch to
[AUTO].
^Manually
adjusting
the
shutter
speed (->
44)
after
performing
manual
iris
adjustment
changes
the iris
back to
automatic
adjustment.
Therefore, if you
want to
adjust
both the
shutter speed
and
iris manually, be
sure to
adjust
the
shutter speed
first.
^If you
have
adjusted
the iris, it
is
not possible
to select
a
Programe
AE Mode
([*,],[
fla
],[
S
],[
fill
]
or
[
&
])
or the
Gain-up
Mode
[GAINUP]
on the
[MENU
(.FUNCTION)] Menu.
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