Setting the electronic shutter

Changing the shutter speed and mode selection range

On 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 Perform the menu operations (pages 72 to 74), and display the “SHUTTER SPEED” screen.

n< SHUTTER SPEED >

SYNCHRO SCAN

:ON

1/100

:ON

1/120

:ON

1/250

:ON

1/500

:ON

1/1000

:ON

1/2000

:ON

2 Turn the JOG dial button to move the arrow (cursor) to the desired item.

3 Press the JOG dial button to set the item to be changed.

Turn the JOG dial button to select ON or OFF, and press the button to enter the setting.

4 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations.

The setting menu is cleared, and the display showing the unit’s current statuses appears at the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen.

<Notes>

OWhen operating the unit from the AJ-EC3 extension control unit (optional accessory), the shutter speed selected by the AJ-EC3 switch will take precedence in determining the actual shutter speed even when operations have been performed on the unit’s SHUTTER SPEED screen.

OFor details on selecting the engineer mode and display screens, refer to “Menu operations” (pages 72 to 74).

Setting the synchro scan mode

1 Press the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL and set to SYNCHRO SCAN.

SHUTTER switch

2 In the SYNCHRO SCAN mode, continuous switching inside the 20.0% to 99.5% range can be achieved by pressing the SYNCHRO (“+” and “–”) buttons.

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Panasonic AJ- P, AJ-HDC27V operating instructions Setting the synchro scan mode, On the Shutter Speed screen of CAM MENU
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