Setting the electronic shutter

Shutter modes

Available shutter modes and shutter speeds

Mode

Shutter speed

Application

 

 

 

Fixed

POSITION 1 to 6

For shooting fast-moving

 

 

subjects clearly

 

 

 

SYNCHRO

Aperture angle: 3 to

For shooting in such a way

SCAN

350 degrees

that the horizontal striping is

 

(0.8% to 97.2% of the

minimized on the monitor

 

frame rate)

screen

 

 

 

Registering the shutter speed

The shutter speed is registered in the “SHUTTER SELECT” screen of FILM (CAM) MAIN MENU 2.

1 Perform the menu operations (pages 86 to 88), and display the “SHUTTER SELECT” screen.

n< SHUTTER SELECT >

 

SYNCHRO SCAN 2

:180deg

POSITION 1

:1/100

POSITION 2

:1/120

POSITION 3

:1/250

POSITION 4

:1/500

POSITION 5

:1/1000

POSITION 6

:1/2000

<Notes>

O No matter in which mode the electronic shutter is used, the higher the shutter speed, the lower the camera’s sensitivity.

O When 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.

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

3 Press the JOG dial button to set the shutter speed to be changed.

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

It is possible to set a fixed speed within the range of 90.0 to 225.0 degrees (in units of 0.5 deg.) in

SYNCHRO SCAN 2.

It is also possible to set 6 different shutter speeds in POSITION 1 to 6, respectively.

1/100 , 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000 sec. (or 180.0, 172.8, 144.0, 120.0, 90.0 and 45.0 deg)

4 Press the MENU button to exit the menu operations.

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

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