Sony HVR-V1E User Guide

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• The focal distance information (for when it is 

dark and hard to adjust the focus) appears for 
about 3 seconds in the following cases. (It will 
not be displayed correctly if you are using a 
conversion lens (optional)).

– When the focus mode is switched from 

automatic to manual.

– When you rotate the focus ring.

During standby, press the EXPANDED 
FOCUS button B.
[EXPANDED FOCUS] appears and the 
center of the screen is magnified by about 
2.0 times (about 1.5 times during [PROG. 
SCAN]). It will be easier to confirm the 
focus setting during manual focusing. The 
screen returns to the original size when you 
push the button again.

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• The image returns to the original size when you 

press the REC START/STOP button or the 
PHOTO/EXPANDED FOCUS button.

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• You can select the type of a picture on 

EXPANDED FOCUS ([EXP.FOCUS TYPE] 
p. 78).

• Unless [REC CTL MODE] is set to [OFF], the 

following functions are disabled.
– EXPANDED FOCUS button
– ASSIGN button to which [ALLSCAN 

MODE] is assigned.

You can adjust the brightness of a picture 
with the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G.
You can assign any one of [EXPOSURE1] 
(the default setting), [EXPOSURE2], 
[IRIS] and [AE SHIFT] to the 
EXPOSURE/IRIS dial Gfrom the menu 
(p. 69).

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• Even if you open the aperture more than F2.8 

(i.e. make the iris value smaller, such as F1.6) 
during EXPOSURE/IRIS setting, changing the 
zoom from wide to telephoto will change the iris 
to F2.8.

• When the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial is set to 

[EXPOSURE1] or [EXPOSURE2],   appears 
next to the values that can be set with the dial.

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You can adjust the display brightness by 
adjusting the iris and gain (the shutter 
speed remains fixed).
The iris, gain and shutter speed are 
displayed on the screen.
Select this function if you want to adjust 
the brightness in a wide range.

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• The GAIN button and the SHUTTER SPEED 

button are inactive.

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