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

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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