Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

4-2 Setting the electronic shutter

This section describes the unit’s electronic shutter, its settings and operations.

4-2-1 Shutter modes

The table below lists the shutter modes in which the unit’s electronic shutter can be used as well as the shutter speeds which can be selected.

#< SHUTTER SELECT >

POSITION1 SEL :1/60 POSITION2 SEL :1/120 POSITION3 SEL :1/250 POSITION4 SEL :1/500 POSITION5 SEL :1/1000 POSITION6 SEL :1/2000

Mode

Shutter speed

Applications

Standard

POSITION1 - 6

For shooting fast-moving subjects

 

 

clearly.

SYNCHRO

When the camera modo

For shooting monitor screens in a

SCAN

is 50i

way that minimizes the pattern of

 

Within the 50.2 Hz to

horizontal lines.

 

209.4 Hz range

 

 

When the camera modo

 

 

is 25P

 

 

Within the 25.2 Hz to

 

 

209.4 Hz range

 

<Notes>

O No matter in which mode the electronic shutter is used, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the camera’s sensitivity.

O When the aperture is in the automatic mode, it will increasingly open and the depth of focus will become shallower as the shutter speed is increased.

4-2-2 Setting the shutter mode and speed

The shutter speeds used in the shutter mode are set by switching the SHUTTER switch.

The shutter speeds in the SYNCHRO SCAN mode can easily be changed using the SYNCHRO SCAN (+ and –) buttons on the side panel.

Open the <SHUTTER SPEED> screen and <SHUTTER SELECT> screen from the OPERATION page by performing menu operations. It is now possible to restrict the shutter speed selection range to the required range beforehand and/or select whether to use the SYNCHRO SCAN mode and SUPER V mode beforehand.

Once selected, the shutter speed is retained even after the unit’s power has been turned off.

#< SHUTTER SPEED >

SYNCHRO SCAN :ON

POSITION1 :ON

POSITION2 :ON

POSITION3 :ON

POSITION4 :ON

POSITION5 :ON

POSITION6 :ON

1 Press the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.

SHUTTER switch

2 Press the SHUTTER switch to the SEL position again, and repeat this until the desired mode or speed is displayed.

When all the modes and speeds are displayed, the display will change in the sequence shown below.

Standard mode

POSITION

POSITION

POSITION

POSITION

POSITION

POSITION

1

2

3

4

5

6

SYNCHRO SCAN

mode

Viewfinder screen displays relating to the shutter

For details, refer to “4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays.”

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