Setting the electronic shutter

Shutter modes

Available shutter modes and shutter speeds

Mode

Shutter speed

Application

 

 

 

Standard

1/100, 1/120, 1/250,

For shooting fast-moving

 

1/500, 1/1000 and

subjects clearly

 

1/2000 (sec.)

 

 

 

 

SYNCHRO

Between 20.0% and

For shooting in such a way

SCAN

99.5%

that the horizontal striping is

 

 

minimized on the monitor

 

 

screen

 

 

 

<Notes>

ONo matter in which mode the electronic shutter is used, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the camera’s sensitivity.

OWhen 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.

Setting the shutter mode and speed

OThe SHUTTER switch is used to set the shutter speed and the shutter speed in the standard mode.

OThe shutter speed in the SYNCHRO SCAN mode

can easily be changed using the SYNCHRO (“+” and “–”) buttons.

OOn the SHUTTER SPEED screen of CAM MENU,

the setting range of the shutter speed can be restricted to the required range and whether or not to use the special operation mode (SYNCHRO SCAN) can be selected.

1 Following the steps for “Switching the display mode” (page 44), set DISP MODE to “2” or “3” on the CAM VF DISPLAY screen of CAM MENU.

2 Press the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.

The current shutter setting appears on the setting change message display area of the viewfinder screen.

Example: “1/120,” “50.0%,” etc.

SHUTTER switch

3 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. When the required shutter speed and mode have been assigned beforehand, only the assigned speed or mode will be displayed.

Standard mode

1/100 1/120 1/250 1/500 1/1000 1/2000

SYNCHRO SCAN mode

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