For optimum exposure, open or close your aperture until the histogram
curve sharpens to a point at the bottom edges. A flat vertical edge on
the sides of the histogram means your blacks or whites are clipped.
For optimum audio quality, adjust your audio
levels until the peak averages at -12dB
Adjusting Settings
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera supports electronic lens control, which allows you to adjust
lens controls from the camera such as aperture and auto focus. The focus peaking feature
creates a green edge around the sharpest parts of the image so you can easily confirm your
focus. Focus peaking is visible on the LCD and via HDMI out with overlays set to 'on', but does
not affect your recorded picture.
Iris Button
When using 'video' dynamic range settings, a single press of the 'iris' button will set an average
exposure based on the highlights and shadows in your shot. When using film dynamic range
settings, pressing the 'iris' button sets your exposure to the brightest highlight in your shot.
On Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, you can adjust your lens aperture manually by pressing
the forward or reverse transport control buttons. To adjust your aperture on Blackmagic Pocket
Cinema Camera, press the left and right directional buttons on the back panel.
On Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, press the 'iris' button, then use
the left and right directional buttons to adjust aperture control
NOTE
It's important to know that while most lenses support electronic focus, some
lenses can be set to manual or auto focus modes, and so you need to ensure your lens
is set to auto focus mode.
IRIS
FOCUS
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