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Advanced Features
Recommended Shutter Speeds
The faster the shutter speed, the darker the
picture becomes. Select the most appropriate
shutter speed for the ambient light.
Tips on Using the Manual Shutter
Speed
• Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still
recording function (see page 39) to record
higher quality still images of fast-moving
subjects.
• If the on-screen picture flickers when
recording under fluorescent lighting, you may
be able to compensate by setting the shutter
speed to 1/100 sec.
Notes:
• Recording with a shutter speed faster than 1/60
sec. tends to darken the picture. Record in
bright locations when you use a fast shutter
speed.
• Using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent
lighting will cause flickering in the picture and
possibly periodic color shifts.
• The manual shutter speed setting will be
canceled if a scene setting is selected
thereafter.
• The manual shutter speed setting cannot be
used with Night Recording.
• When you want to cancel all manual settings and
return to Auto mode, press the AUTO ON/OFF
button.
Situation
• Recording sports action in
bright daylight.
• Recording in bright daylight
at a ski resort.
• Recording outdoor sports on
a partially cloudy day.
• Recording an outside scene
through a car window (when
you want to minimize blur
caused by the camera
shaking).
• When you want to reduce
the light by half. Use as a
substitute for an ND2 filter.
Recommended
shutter speed
1/10,000 sec.
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1/1,000 sec.
1/1,000 sec.
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1/250 sec.
1/100 sec.