Adjusting the shutter speed
Using the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial
<DIAL SEL> button <SHTR/F.RATE> dial
1Press the <DIAL SEL> button.
••The role of the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial changes in the following order.
[DIAL SHUTTER][DIAL SYNCHRO
SCAN][DIAL FRAME RATE][DIAL LOCK]
••To select [DIAL SYNCHRO SCAN], press the <DIAL SEL> button and select [DIAL SHUTTER], and turn the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial to set the synchro scan.
••You can select [DIAL FRAME RATE] when the [REC FORMAT] item in the setup menu [RECORDING SETUP] screen is set to [PH 1080/24P] or [PH 1080/30P] (or [PH 1080/25P]).
•After approximately 12 seconds without a dial operation, [DIAL LOCK] will be set automatically. To operate the camera again, press the <DIAL SEL> button. The camera resumes the last operated mode. You can also use the <DIAL SEL> button to set [DIAL LOCK] in order to prevent unintentional operation.
Setting the shutter
1Press the <DIAL SEL> button and select [DIAL SHUTTER].
2Press the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial.
••Each time the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial is pressed, the shutter will turn ON/OFF.
••The shutter speed is changed in the order shown in the charts on page 39 by turning the <SHTR/F.RATE> dial when the shutter is ON.
•Remember that the faster the shutter speed, the lower the camera sensitivity.
•Focusing on the subject would take longer if the shutter speed is reduced, it is therefore recommended that the camera be secured to a tripod, etc. during shooting.
•Under the lighting of electric discharge tubes such as fluorescent lamps, horizontal bands may appear on the screen. Adjusting the shutter speed may improve this condition.
•A subject that quickly crosses the camera may appear distorted when shot. This is due to the signal reading system of the pickup devices (MOS sensor), and is not a defect.
•At slow shutter speeds (1/6 to 1/15), white, red, green, or blue dots may appear on the screen, however, this is not a defect.
Shooting
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