View Full Version : How to open up Aperature n prevent Gain?


Sean Seah
July 25th, 2006, 03:49 AM
I just got my HC1e and I have no idea how to open up the aperature. Is the exposure=aperature/iris? Trying to do it manually so that the auto gain doesnt come in for night shots!

Evan Dowling
July 25th, 2006, 10:01 AM
If you set the manual exposure to 6 clicks from far right, the apeture will be fully open and no gain will be added. Any further to the right and you will begin adding gain. There is a great thread on here where someone made a little chart for us that shows the settings for each click on the manual exposure bar. Search for it and you will find it.

Stu Holmes
July 25th, 2006, 10:43 AM
Sean - i think Evan's referring tothis thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=60555

links, tables and loads of info in that thread. Take a read !

Betsy Moore
July 25th, 2006, 07:11 PM
Sean where did you get the HC1-E? Most places I look say it's discontinued?

Sean Seah
July 26th, 2006, 09:17 AM
its a 2nd hand... great condition. Got it at SG$1,850.. thks guys!

Betsy Moore
July 26th, 2006, 12:04 PM
Ouch! That's almost the price of the A-1

Mark Bryant
July 26th, 2006, 02:13 PM
1,850.00 SGD Singapore Dollars = 1,170.46 USD United States Dollars

(current rate on xe.com).

Sean Seah
July 27th, 2006, 08:38 AM
Thanks! Mark is rite. But its true the HC1e is steeper than the HC1 for some reasons I dun know..

Betsy Moore
July 27th, 2006, 11:52 AM
Guess it's just what the market will bear, as they say:)