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Recording – Basic Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
• When a bright object is shot in ECS mode in such a
manner that it fills the screen, the upper edge of the
picture may have poor quality because of an inherent
characteristic of CCDs. Before using ECS mode, check
the shooting conditions.
To select the shutter mode and shutter
speed
Use the SHUTTER switch to select a shutter mode or a
standard-mode shutter speed. To set the shutter speed in
ECS or SLS mode, with the SHUTTER switch set to ON
and the ECS or SLS mode selected, use the MENU knob
for adjustment.
To set the shutter mode and the standard-mode
shutter speed
Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained even when
the camcorder is turned off.
1
Make sure that neither menu nor status display is
shown.
2
Push the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.
The current shutter setting indication appears for about
3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment
progress message display area of the viewfinder
screen.
Examples: “: SHUTTER: 1/250”, “: ECS: 60.0 Hz”,
“: SLS: 1/30: 1FRAME”
3
Before the shutter setting indication in step 2
disappears, push the SHUTTER switch to SEL again.
Repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.
To set the shutter speed in ECS mode
1
Carry out the steps in “To set the shutter mode and the
standard-mode shutter speed” on page 63 to set the
shutter mode to ECS.
2
Turn the MENU knob until the desired frequency
appears.
The selectable frequency range varies depending on
the recording format. See the table under “About the
shutter modes” on page 62.
When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is
connected
You can set the shutter speed in ECS mode with the rotary
encoder of the RM-B150.
To set the shutter speed in SLS mode
• When EZ mode is selected, SLS mode is forcibly
deselected.
• When you start recording under the following conditions
with the camcorder in SLS mode, a certain number of
black frames are recorded at the top of the recorded clip.
The number of black frames depends on the SLS setting.
- During disc playback
- During thumbnail display (page 82)
• In SLS mode, slow & quick-motion functions are not
available.
SHUTTER switch
Notes
Example display of standard mode (when the scan mode
is set to 60i)
SLS mode
ECS mode
1 2
ECS:60.00Hz