Adjusting the Brightness

Adjust the brightness using Iris, Gain, Shutter speed and ND filter according to the brightness of the object.

Adjusting the Brightness Automatically: Automatic Brightness Adjustment (AE) Mode

Iris, Gain, Shutter speed and ND filter are automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the object to maintain optimum brightness.

To set only the Gain, Iris and Shutter to Auto mode, set the Full Auto mode to off before setting each item to the automatic adjustment mode using the user button assigned with “Full Auto”.

Set Gain, Iris and Shutter to Auto mode.
Set the target level (brighter/darker) to maintain optimum brightness during automatic adjustment.

Press the user button assigned with “AE Level” and when the “AE±” indication turns white operate the cross-shaped button ( U_botton D_botton ) to set the target level.

This can be configured in [Camera Function] arrowR [AE Level].

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Using the user button assigned with “Full Auto” to enter the Full Auto mode also activates the automatic brightness adjustment (AE) mode. In this case, the White Balance also enters into Auto mode forcibly.

The convergence speed of the automatic adjustment for automatic brightness adjustment (AE) can be set in the menu.

If one or more of the items (Gain, Iris and Shutter) have been set to Auto mode, the value of the corresponding items when the user button that is assigned “AE Lock” is pressed can be fixed.

If one or more of the items (Gain, Iris and Shutter) have been set to Auto mode, the automatic brightness adjustment (AE) mode is enabled.

Adjusting the Brightness Manually

Use the user button assigned with “Full Auto” to set Full Auto mode to off, some or all of the items (Iris, Gain and Shutter Speed) can be manually adjusted.

Set Full Auto mode to off using the user button assigned with “Full Auto”.
Adjust the Iris, Gain and Shutter speed.
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The brightness cannot be manually adjusted in the Full Auto mode.

If Iris, Gain and Shutter Speed are manually adjusted, the [AE Level] setting is temporarily disabled.