Adjusting The Aperture; Automatic Aperture Control; Manual Aperture Control - Canon XF100 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the Aperture

Adjusting the Aperture
You can affect the brightness of your recordings or change the depth of field by adjusting the aperture. Increase
the aperture value (F8) so that objects that are close and far away will be in focus. You can have the camcorder
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adjust the aperture automatically or you can manually adjust it to give you more control over your recording.
Operating modes:

Automatic Aperture Control

The camcorder automatically adjusts the aperture based on the brightness
of the subject. If manual aperture control is activated, follow the procedure
below to activate automatic aperture control.
Press the IRIS button.
• The A icon appears next to the aperture value on the screen.
• When you set the camcorder to full auto mode (0 42), the camcorder
automatically controls the aperture.

Manual Aperture Control

When automatic aperture control is not activated, follow the procedure
below to adjust the aperture manually.
1 Move the manual ring switch to IRIS(ND).
• Alternatively, you can use the CUSTOM dial to manually adjust the
aperture (0 47).
2 Turn the manual ring to adjust the aperture.
• The f-number displayed on the screen will be in 1/4-stop increments.
Available aperture settings
F1.8 F2.0 F2.2
F4.8 F5.2 F5.6
F12* F14* F15*
* Can be selected only when the [J Other Functions]
NOTES
• If you set [l Camera Setup]
on the recording conditions.
• When the gain and aperture are set to manual and the shutter speed is not set to auto, the exposure bar will
appear on the screen (0 55).
• You can use the [J Other Functions]
aperture from closing below the diffraction limit of the lens (F8.0). When it is on, the maximum aperture value is
[F8.0]. When it is off, you can fully close the aperture but aperture values that exceed the diffraction limit will
appear in gray. Using aperture values displayed in gray will cause diffraction blur.
F2.4 F2.6 F2.8 F3.2
F6.2 F6.7 F7.3 F8.0
F16* F17* F19* F21*
[ND Filter] to [Automatic], the ND filter will activate automatically depending
[Custom Function]
F3.4 F3.7 F4.0 F4.4
F8.7* F9.5* F10* F11*
F22* CLOSE*
[Custom Function] [Iris Limit] setting is set to [Off].
[Iris Limit] setting (0 107) to prevent the