Exposure settings while in 24P

[mdeconinck]

I have noticed that in 24P, the auto iris appears to underexpose the subject (at least that is my impression). I was using a SoftBank key light and a Reflector for a fill light.

I went to manual iris and bumped the iris one or two stops to where I thought my subject's face was properly exposed. I did not use the Zebra settings to assist me with the exposure because I was unsure how to use them properly.

Is there a "proper" way to correctly expose a subject when I am using the manual iris? Any suggetions would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Mike_Donis]

Honestly, when shooting DV, because what you see is what you get, if it looks good, it's exposed properly. Checking out your footage on a monitor is really the best way to judge 8)

[Barry_Green]

There is a setting in the menus that controls auto-iris bias. The presets for cinegamma are set up to have auto-iris compensation deliver 1/2-stop underexposure. You can change that if you want.

[mdeconinck]

Thanks very much Mike and Barry. I did have a monitor attached and used my best judgement, like you suggested.