Sony NEX-VG30 User Manual

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To return to automatic adjustment 

mode

Press MANUAL once again.   appears next 

to the values of [IRIS], [Shutter Speed] and 

[Gain (ISO)], and highlighting is canceled.

Items you can assign to the MANUAL

[Exposure]

[Gain(ISO)]

[IRIS]

[Shutter Speed]

[AE Shift]

[WB Color Temp.]

[WB B-A]

[WB G-M]

To assign the menu item to the 

MANUAL button

 Press and hold MANUAL down for a 

few seconds.

The [MANUAL Button] setting screen 

appears

 Rotate the MANUAL dial and select the 

menu item to be assigned.

 Press MANUAL.

Notes

Manual settings will be retained even if 

you change the assigned menu item of the 

MANUAL button. However, if IRIS, Shutter 

Speed and Gain (ISO) are set to manual when 

[AE Shift] is set to [On], [AE Shift] will not be 

effective.

Tips

You can also assign menu items to the 

MANUAL button by touching 

 (MENU) 

 [Camera/Mic]  [

 (

Camera 

Settings)]  [MANUAL Button].

The camera data (p. 82) that appears on the 

LCD screen will differ, depending on the 

recording settings of the camcorder. The 

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settings will be displayed with the following 

icons.

: Automatic

: Exposure is set manually.

Advanced manual operation 

You can set the brightness of the movies 

you want to shoot by using IRIS, Shutter 

Speed and Gain (ISO). 

The following explanation is an example for 

when IRIS is set to manual.

[Exposure] auto ( )

Shooting images are adjusted to the optimal 

brightness. 



   

Press IRIS  to set the mode to 
manual (  next to the setting 
value disappears). 

You can adjust the setting value using 

the MANUAL dial when the setting 

value is highlighted with no   shown 

next to it.

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Rotate the MANUAL dial  to set 
the aperture value.

The Shutter Speed and gain (ISO)are 

adjusted to the ideal brightness 

automatically to fit the aperture value.

[Exposure] manual ( )

When using [Exposure], [Spot Meter], etc., 

any of the IRIS, Shutter Speed, and Gain 

(ISO) which are currently set to auto ( ) is 

switched to manual ( ).

The brightness is adjusted based on the 

value set in [Exposure], [Spot Meter], etc.

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