Sony MODEL HDW-F900 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording4-10
Notes
Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the iris opens
wider as the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.
Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury lamps, the
light intensity may appear to be constant, but the strengths of each of
the R, G, and B colors are actually changing in synchronization with
the frequency of the power supply ("flicker"). Using an electronic
shutter under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color
flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply is 60 Hz.
However, if the power supply is 50 Hz, setting the shutter speed to
1/100 can reduce this flicker.
4-2-2 Selecting the Shutter Mode and Speed
Setting the shutter mode (standard-mode/ECS mode)
and standard-mode shutter speed
Use the SHUTTER selector to select a shutter mode or a standard-mode
shutter speed.
Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained even when the
camcorder power is turned off.
1 Follow the procedure described in Selecting the Display Items
(page 4-39) to set SHUTT to ON from the VF DISPLAY page of the
OPERATION menu.
2 Push the SHUTTER selector from ON to SEL.