Adjusting The Brightness; Adjusting The Iris - Sony NXCAM HXR-NX80 Operating Manual

Adjusting the brightness

You can adjust the image brightness by
adjusting the iris, ISO sensitivity/gain or
shutter speed, or by adjusting the light level
with the ND filter E.
b Note
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to AUTO, iris, ISO sensitivity/gain, shutter
speed, and white balance are adjusted
automatically. You cannot adjust them
manually.

Adjusting the iris

1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to MANUAL.
2
Press the IRIS button B.
The or next to the iris value
disappears, and the iris value is
highlighted.
Iris value
3
Turn the MANUAL dial A to
adjust the value.
The light level increases the more that
you open the aperture (decreasing F
value). The light level decreases the
more that you close the aperture
(increasing F value).
To temporarily adjust automatically
Hold the ASSIGN5/IRIS PUSH AUTO
button down.
The iris is adjusted automatically for as
long as you hold the button down.
To adjust automatically
Press the IRIS button B while the iris
value is highlighted.
The iris value disappears or
next to the iris value. When AE is fixed,
appears.
appears
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