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Setting the Electronic Shutter
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Recording
The electronic shutter of the camcorder permits
you to change the shutter speed (the accumulation
time per recording frame).
The electronic shutter can be adjusted
automatically or manually as required.
Auto Shutter mode
The shutter speed is automatically adjusted
according to the picture brightness.
Fixed Shutter (manual adjustment)
modes
Recording is made with a specified shutter speed
(accumulation time).
Standard modes (Speed mode/Angle mode)
These modes may be especially effective when
you wish to record a quick-moving subject with
little blurring.
You can select Speed mode or Angle mode. In
Angle mode, you can specify the shutter speed by
setting the shutter angle.
ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode
Specify the shutter speed by frequency. This
mode may be used to shoot the monitor screen
eliminating horizontal bands.
Slow Shutter mode
The shutter speed is specified in the number of
accumulated frames.
You can turn Auto Shutter mode on by setting
“Auto Shutter” to “On” with “TLCS” (page 105)
of the CAMERA SET menu.
When you set the SHUTTER switch to ON, the
fixed shutter is turned on in the mode and with the
shutter speed you specified with “Shutter” of the
CAMERA SET menu.
Note
When Auto Shutter mode is On, the fixed shutter
cannot be selected.
Setting the shutter mode and speed
The shutter mode and shutter speed can be set
with the CAMERA SET menu.
Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode, display the CAMERA SET menu
with , and select “Shutter.”
Speed (standard speed) mode
Set “Mode” to “Speed,” and specify the time
([ 1/setting value ] sec.) with “Shutter Speed.”
The available setting values vary depending on
the current frame rate.
Setting the Electronic
Shutter
Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode
Shooting in a Fixed Shutter Mode
Frame rate Shutter speed (sec.)
59.94i,
59.94P
50i, 50P
1
/
60,
1
/
100
,
1
/
120
,
1
/
125
,
1
/
250
,
1
/
500
,
1
/
1000
,
1
/
2000
23.98P
1
/
32
,
1
/
48
,
1
/
50
,
1
/
60
,
1
/
96
,
1
/
100
,
1
/
120
,
1
/
125
,
1
/
250
,
1
/
500
,
1
/
1000
,
1
/
2000
ON
OFF
SHUTTER
SHUTTER switch
00:00
C
A
M
E
R
A
SET
M
ode
Shutter
Speed
Shutter
Angle
ECS
Frequency
: Speed
: 1/125
: 180
O
: 60.02
A
uto
B
lack
B
al.
Gain
Setup
Shutter
S
lo
w
S
hutter
Color
B
ar
T
ype
Flicker
Reduce
Multi
B
B
B
:
B