Sony F23 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Basic Settings with the Subdisplay
Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings
For details, consult your local Sony representative.
Shutter setting page
To select the step shutter
In Step Shutter mode, one of the registered eight shutter
values can be selected, as follows:
1
Select STEP at 1.
2
Move the cursor to 2 by pressing the SET button.
3
Display the shutter angle you wish to use by turning
the MENU SEL/ENTER dial.
The registered eight values for shutter angle will be
displayed one after another as the MENU SEL/
ENTER dial is turned.
To select an arbitrary shutter value
To use a shutter value that is not registered as a step shutter,
use Variable Shutter mode.
1
Select VAR at 1.
2
Move the cursor to 2 by pressing the SET button.
3
Display the shutter value you wish to use by turning
the MENU SEL/ENTER dial.
The shutter value changes continuously as the MENU
SEL/ENTER dial is turned.
The displayed units for the shutter values can be
switched between deg (shutter angle) and Hz
(frequency) at
3.
The shutter frequency converted from the shutter angle
varies according to the selected video format and
frame rate.
To select the frame rate (number of frames
per second)
When a video format prefixed with S is selected, the frame
rate (number of frames per second) can be selected.
1
Move the cursor to 4.
2
Display the frame rate (number of frames per second)
you wish to use by turning the MENU SEL/ENTER
dial.
If a format that is not prefixed with S is selected, the frame
rate cannot be changed.
To turn Angle Compensation mode ON/
OFF
When the Angle Compensation mode is OFF, if the frame
rate is changed, the shutter frequency will be corrected
while the current shutter angle is retained. When Angle
Compensation mode is ON, if the frame rate is changed,
the shutter angle will be corrected while the current shutter
frequency is retained.
1
Move the cursor to 5.
2
Select ON or OFF by turning the MENU SEL/ENTER
dial.
Two shutter compensation modes are provided for this
camera: Angle Compensation mode and Gain
Compensation mode. On the subdisplay, only Angle
Compensation mode can be switched ON or OFF.
When Angle Compensation mode is ON, Gain
Compensation mode (ON/OFF switched with the menu) is
forcibly turned OFF.
For details on switching of the compensation modes with
the menu, see “3-9 Detailed Shutter Settings” (page 45).
When shutter is not used
Select OFF at 1.
To change the registered values for the
step shutter
Call up the <SHUTTER ASSIGN> page of the USER
(OPERATION) menu on the viewfinder.
For details on how to operate the menu, see “4-2 Basic
Menu Operations” (page 52).
<SHUTTER ASSIGN> page
In the [deg] column on each line, assign an appropriate
angle. Values in the range of 360.0 to 4.2 can be assigned.
In the [Hz] column, the converted frequency value
depending on the currently selected frame rate is
displayed.
STEP 360.0deg
30 FPS AC:OFF
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<SHUTTER ASSIGN> 12 TOP
STEP [deg] [Hz]
*1:
B
360.0 (23.98)
2: 216.0 (39.96)
3: 180.2 (47.91)
4: 172.5 (50.04)
5: 150.1 (57.51)
6: 145.0 (59.54)
7: 107.8 (80.04)
8: 89.9 (95.99)