RecordingE41On bright days or when recording very bright scenes, despite the iris being at its smallest aperture, blurringof the image may occur. In such cases, using an ND filter should remove this problem.The 16× IS2 zoom lens XL comes with a built-in ND filter.The ND FILTER switch is located on the body of the XL lens.Slide the ND FILTER switch to ON to use the filter.• ND is shown continuously in the display while the ND filter is switched on.When the camera is set to the Easy or Auto Recording programs (and the XL lens is attached):- ND ON flashes in the viewfinder to advise you to switch the ND filter on.- ND ON with the “ON” flashing advises you to fit an external ND filter* or that the light conditions arestill too bright, despite having switched the ND filter on.- ND OFF with the “OFF” flashing warns you that the ND filter is no longer suitable for the currentconditions. Set the ND FILTER switch to OFF.* When you don’t have an external ND filter, make the shutter speed faster in Tv mode or open the aperturein Av mode.Note:• Make sure you reset the white balance, if you were using a manual white balance before you turned theND filter on.OFFND FILTERONUsing the ND Filter (for appropriate lenses)• Refer to the appropriate lens instruction manual. Note that the lens functions vary by the lens type.
