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Stephen Finton · December 11th, 2005, 04:36 PM

On my HC1000s I can zoom in on something to set focus and then switch to auto focus on the side of the camera. As soon as it comes into focus, I switch it back to manual, then zoom out. Beats messing around with the dial, when your in a hurry.

Dean Sensui · December 12th, 2005, 08:35 PM

The same goes for auto iris, using that feature momentarily to quickly set an exposure, as long as the highlights aren't blown out.

What's objectionable is when it stays on "auto" and the exposure and/or focus keeps shifting everytime something changes in the scene.

Sean McHenry · December 12th, 2005, 10:45 PM

I have never seen this but I am thinking a really cool idea might be a way to set a bracketed exposure. Do the auto exposure thing and that becomes a central exposure setting. Then, you could set it for -1/+1 and it could vary but only as much as your setting of 1 stop over or 1 stop below. That would keep it from swinging to widely.

Just an idea.

Sean

Stephen Finton · December 13th, 2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean McHenry

I have never seen this but I am thinking a really cool idea might be a way to set a bracketed exposure. Do the auto exposure thing and that becomes a central exposure setting. Then, you could set it for -1/+1 and it could vary but only as much as your setting of 1 stop over or 1 stop below. That would keep it from swinging to widely.

Just an idea.

Sean

AE Shift? I've got that. It lets you limit your Auto Exposure by -4 to +4 stops. At least I believe it is in stops. I will have to test it buy changing it while I record and then look at the DATA CODE on the recorded video. I don't use this function because I thought it would force the iris open even further than the "exposure bar's" limit but it doesn't get any brighter once it hits its limit.

Stu Holmes · December 29th, 2005, 05:43 PM

Actually Steve i have got a suspicion that it's half-stops and not stops.

Certainly in manual exposure mode, each step on the exposure bar is half a stop, not one stop.

It *may* be that the AE SHIFT is similarly calibrated in half-stops. I'll have to check that though.

December 11th, 2005, 04:36 PM	#1
Stephen Finton Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 344	AUTO FOCUS can be your friend. On my HC1000s I can zoom in on something to set focus and then switch to auto focus on the side of the camera. As soon as it comes into focus, I switch it back to manual, then zoom out. Beats messing around with the dial, when your in a hurry.

December 12th, 2005, 08:35 PM	#2
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	The same goes for auto iris, using that feature momentarily to quickly set an exposure, as long as the highlights aren't blown out. What's objectionable is when it stays on "auto" and the exposure and/or focus keeps shifting everytime something changes in the scene. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

December 12th, 2005, 10:45 PM	#3
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	I have never seen this but I am thinking a really cool idea might be a way to set a bracketed exposure. Do the auto exposure thing and that becomes a central exposure setting. Then, you could set it for -1/+1 and it could vary but only as much as your setting of 1 stop over or 1 stop below. That would keep it from swinging to widely. Just an idea. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

December 29th, 2005, 05:43 PM	#5
Stu Holmes Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 844	Actually Steve i have got a suspicion that it's half-stops and not stops. Certainly in manual exposure mode, each step on the exposure bar is half a stop, not one stop. It may be that the AE SHIFT is similarly calibrated in half-stops. I'll have to check that though.