61Aperture• You can operate the iris ring even the camcorder's controls are locked (A 43).• When an optional RC-V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camcorder, you can adjust the aperturewith the remote controller’s IRIS dial. At default settings, turn the dial right to open up the aperture and left toclose the aperture.You can also switch between automatic and manual aperture with the remote controller's AUTO IRIS button.Iris LimitBy default, the iris limit is set to prevent the aperture from closing below the diffraction limit of the lens (F11).1 Select [Iris Limit].> [v ! Camera Setup] > [Iris Limit]2 Select the desired option and then press SET.Options[On]: The maximum aperture value is [F11], the diffraction limit of the lens.[Off]: You can fully close the aperture ([closed]). Aperture values that exceed the diffraction limit willappear in gray.NOTESNOTES• Using aperture values that exceed the lens's diffraction limit may affect the recorded image (for example,causing diffraction blur). Using aperture values within the lens's diffraction limit (iris limit) is recommended.Exposure Compensation - AE ShiftUse AE shift to darken or lighten the image when you want to compensate the exposure that was setautomatically (shutter, gain or aperture set to automatic mode or after using push auto iris to automatically setthe aperture). AE shift is not available when the camcorder is set to full auto mode (A 43) or you activateinfrared recording (A 116).You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 162,168).1 Select [AE Shift].> [v ! Camera Setup] > [AE Shift]2 Select an AE shift level and then press SET.• You can select one of 17 AE shift levels from –2.0 to +2.0.NOTESNOTES• If you set an assignable button to [AE Shift +] or [AE Shift –] (A 117), you can press the button to adjust theAE shift level.
