Depending on the shooting conditions you may want to adjust the brightness of the image. You can do so by changing the ISO speed or gain value to adjust the sensitivity of the sensor.
Operating modes:
Changing the ISO Speed or Gain Value
1 Open the ISO Speed/Gain [Select] submenu.
[
Camera Setup] > [ISO/Gain] > [Select]
2 Select [ISO] or [Gain] and then press SET.
If you selected [ISO] (the default value):
3 Open the [ISO Increment] submenu to select the increment to use when adjusting the ISO speed.
[
Camera Setup] > [ISO/Gain] > [ISO Increment]
4 Select [1 stop] or [1/3 stop] and then press SET.
5 Adjust the ISO speed using the direct setting mode.
Repeatedly press the FUNC. button to highlight the ISO speed display, select the desired value and then press SET.
If you selected [Gain]:
3 Open the [Gain] submenu to select the increment to use when adjusting the gain.
[
Camera Setup] > [ISO/Gain] > [Gain]
4 Select [Normal] (3-dB increment) or [Fine] (0.5-dB increment) and then press SET.
5 Adjust the gain using the direct setting mode.
Repeatedly press the FUNC. button to highlight the gain display, select the desired value and then press SET
NOTES
If you set an assignable button to [FUNC. ISO/Gain], you can press the button to enter the direct setting mode with the ISO speed/gain highlighted and ready to be adjusted.
Using the Control Dial
You can adjust the value of the ISO speed or gain using the control dial on the camcorder or that on the grip unit.
You will need to set the control dial’s function to [ISO/Gain] in advance.
Assigning ISO Speed/Gain Control to the Control Dial
1 Open the [Control Dial] submenu.
[
Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Control Dial]
2 Select [ISO/Gain] and then press SET.
Changing the ISO Speed or Gain Value
To select whether to change the ISO speed or the gain, perform steps 1 to 4 in the previous procedure. Turn the control dial to set the desired ISO speed or gain value.
NOTES
You can use the [w Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Control Dial Dir.] or [Grip Ctrl Dial Dir.] setting (A110) to change the direction of the adjustment when you turn the control dial on the camcorder or on the grip unit, respectively.
