7.Shutter and Drive Settings

Setting the Shutter Type

Applicable modes:

You can take pictures using either of the two shutter methods: the Electronic Front Curtain method or the electronic shutter method.

 

Electronic Front Curtain

Electronic Shutter

 

 

 

 

The camera starts an exposure

The camera starts and ends an

Description

electronically, and ends it with the

exposure electronically.

 

mechanical shutter.

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

±

 

 

 

Shutter Speed

60 to 1/500th

1¢1 to 1/16000th

(Sec.)

 

 

Shutter sound

Mechanical shutter sound¢2+

Electronic shutter sound¢ 3

Electronic shutter sound¢3

 

 

 

¢1 Up to an ISO sensitivity of [ISO3200]. When the setting is higher than [ISO3200], the shutter speed will be faster than 1 second.

¢2 The mechanical shutter sound cannot be muted.

¢3 Electronic shutter sound settings can be changed in [Shutter Vol.] and [Shutter Tone]. (P47)

Select the menu. (P37)

[MENU] >

[Rec] > [Shutter Type]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depending on the recording condition and the shutter speed, the

 

 

shutter type is switched automatically.

[AUTO]

 

The Electronic Front Curtain method takes priority. This method

 

 

places less limitations on the functions that can be used, for

 

 

example when pictures are taken with the flash.

 

 

 

 

 

[EFC]

 

Takes pictures using only the Electronic Front Curtain method.

 

 

 

 

[ESHTR]

Takes pictures using only the electronic shutter method.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic DMC-GM1 owner manual Setting the Shutter Type, 165, Rec Shutter Type, Electronic Front Curtain Electronic Shutter