Methods for Adjusting Gain Added

Gain adjustment related menus and USER button functionality have been added.

character_diamond [GAIN SETTING] menu

[CAMERA] menu [SW MODE] [GAIN SETTING]

You can set the behavior when the <GAIN> button is pressed.

[NORMAL MODE]:

Switch between the auto gain mode and the manual gain mode when you press the <GAIN> button.

[PRESET MODE]:

Switch between the auto gain mode and the manual gain mode when you hold down the <GAIN> button.

When set to manual gain mode, the gain setting switches in the following order each time you press the <GAIN> button:

LOW gain MID gain HIGH gain

(Factory setting: [NORMAL MODE])

After setting to [PRESET MODE] and switching to LOW gain/MID gain/HIGH gain, you can adjust the gain value with the multidial.

About the gain setting indicators

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(A) Gain setting indicator

(B) GAIN

The indicator changes depending on the setting of [GAIN SETTING].

– [NOR]: When [GAIN SETTING] is set to [NORMAL MODE]

– [PRST]: When [GAIN SETTING] is set to [PRESET MODE]

character_diamond Setting the gain value when switched to LOW gain/MID gain/HIGH gain

Settings can be made with the following menu:

[CAMERA] menu [SW MODE] [LOW GAIN]/[MID GAIN]/[HIGH GAIN]

The items that can be set are as follows.

[AUTO], [0dB] character_asterisk …[24dB]

When [SYSTEM] menu [SHOOTING MODE] [HIGH SENS.], the adjustment range is between [−3dB] and [24dB].

When set to [AUTO], auto gain is engaged when switched.

Factory setting:

– [LOW GAIN]: [0dB]

– [MID GAIN]: [6dB]

– [HIGH GAIN]: [12dB]

After setting to minus gain ([−1dB] to [−3dB]), when switched to [SYSTEM] menu [SHOOTING MODE] [NORMAL], the gain value becomes [0dB].

Even if the multidial is used to adjust the gain value in the recording screen, the adjustment is not reflected in the [LOW GAIN]/[MID GAIN]/[HIGH GAIN] menus.

character_diamond Applications for the USER button

When the USER button/USER button icon is used, you can switch to the gain value of LOW gain/MID gain/HIGH gain with just one operation. ( character_reference USER Button Functionality Added)

character_diamond Notes on the SWITCH screen in mode check

The following display items have been added to the SWITCH screen in mode check.

SWITCH screen

Item		Description
[OTHER ASSIGN]	[GAIN L]	Displays the gain value assigned to the [LOW GAIN] menu.
	[GAIN M]	Displays the gain value assigned to the [MID GAIN] menu.
	[GAIN H]	Displays the gain value assigned to the [HIGH GAIN] menu.