Sharp VL-WD250U Recommended Shutter Speeds, Tips on Using the Manual Shutter Speed

Recommended Shutter Speeds

The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Select the most appropriate shutter speed for the ambient light.

Situation	Recommended
	shutter speed
• Recording sports action in	1/10,000 sec.
bright daylight.
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• Recording in bright daylight
	1/1,000 sec.
at a ski resort.
• Recording outdoor sports on
a partially cloudy day.
• Recording an outside scene	1/1,000 sec.
through a car window (when	l
you want to minimize blur	1/250 sec.
caused by the camera
shaking).
• When you want to reduce
the light by half. Use as a	1/100 sec.
substitute for an ND2 filter.

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.

Tips on Using the Manual Shutter

Speed

•Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still recording function (see page 35) 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.

Advanced Features

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