Adjusting the Light Level
In conditions where the lighting is too bright, you can set the appropriate brightness by changing the ND filter.
The unit features two ND filter modes. You can switch between the two modes using the ND PRESET/VARIABLE switch.
Adjusting in preset mode
Set the ND PRESET/VARIABLE switch to the PRESET position, and set the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons to one of the following settings.
[Clear]: No ND filter
[1]: Transmittance set using [Shooting] – [ND Filter] – [Preset1] in the full menu.
[2]: Transmittance set using [Shooting] – [ND Filter] – [Preset2] in the full menu.
[3]: Transmittance set using [Shooting] – [ND Filter] – [Preset3] in the full menu.
Adjusting in variable mode
Set the ND PRESET/VARIABLE switch to the VARIABLE position. Switch between [Clear] and [On] using the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons.
Adjusting the light level automatically
Set [Auto ND Filter] to [On] to enable auto exposure adjustment using the ND filter.
- Press the [+] button of the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons to set the ND filter to [On].
- Press and hold the ND AUTO button until [Auto] is selected.
Adjusting the light level manually
- Press the [+] button of the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons to set the ND filter to [On].
- Press and hold the ND AUTO button until [Manual] is selected.
- Turn the ND VARIABLE dial to adjust the transmittance of the filter.
Temporarily adjusting automatically
Assign [Push Auto ND] to an assignable button to temporarily set [Auto ND Filter] to [On] while the button is pressed. Releasing the button sets the function to [Off].
Press the [+] button of the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons to set the ND filter to [On].
Note
- When the ND filter is switched to or from [Clear] during shooting, the ND filter frame is displayed on the image and the operating sound is included in the audio.
Hint
- You can set to [Clear] by turning the ND VARIABLE dial down from ND1/4. You can also turn the dial up from [Clear] to set ND1/4. You can disable this operation using [Technical] – [ND Dial] – [CLEAR with Dial] in the full menu.
- You can also assign [ND Filter Position] to an assignable button and press the button instead of using the ND FILTER POSITION up/down buttons to change the setting.
Preset mode: [Clear] → [Preset1] → [Preset2] → [Preset3] → [Clear]…
Variable mode: [Clear] → [On] → [Clear]… - You can also assign [Auto ND Filter] to an assignable button and press the button to switch the [Auto ND Filter] mode between [On] and [Off].
- When shooting a brightly lit subject, closing the iris too much may cause diffraction blur, producing an image starting to go out of focus (typical phenomena in video cameras). You can suppress this effect to obtain better shooting results using the ND filter.