Panasonic NV-GS400GN Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment, About the Card Slow Shutter

Recording Mode

≥The red light from the Recording Lamp (34) will be reflected off your hand or object, possibly causing the White Balance sensor to operate incorrectly and changing the colouring.

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Outside of the effective range of Automatic White Balance Adjustment, the image will become reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range of Automatic White Balance Adjustment, the Automatic White Balance Adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. In this case, adjust the White Balance.

1)The effective range of Automatic White Balance Adjustment on this Movie Camera

2)Blue sky

3)Cloudy sky (rain)

4)TV screen

5)Sunlight

6)White fluorescent lamp

7)2 hours after sunrise or before sunset

8)1 hour after sunrise or before sunset

9)Halogen light bulb

10)Incandescent light bulb

11)Sunrise or sunset

12)Candlelight

≥For other notes concerning this item, see -57-.

Manual Shutter Speed Adjustment

Useful for recording fast-moving subjects.

1Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch (31) to [MANUAL].

AUTO MANUAL

(31)

AE LOCK

2Press the [SHUTTER/IRIS] Button (27) once.

SHUTTER/IRIS MNL

1/1000

(27)

≥The Shutter Speed Indication appears.

3Turn the Multi Manual Ring (24) to adjust the shutter speed.

(24)

Range of Shutter Speed Adjustment 1/50–1/8000 s in Tape Recording Mode 1/2–1/2000 s in Card Recording Mode The standard shutter speed is 1/50 s. Selecting a speed closer to [1/8000] causes the shutter speed to be faster.

To Resume Automatic Adjustment

Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to [AUTO]. Or keep pressing the [SHUTTER/IRIS] Button.

ªAbout the Card Slow Shutter

When you adjust the shutter speed to 1/2, 1/3, 1/6 or 1/12 in Card Recording Mode, the Card Slow Shutter Mode is activated.

≥The Slow Shutter Mode is cancelled and the shutter speed is set to 1/25 when the [OFF/ON] Switch or the Mode Dial is operated.

≥In the Slow Shutter Mode:

≥the White Balance cannot be changed. ≥the Movie Camera focuses on the subject

manually.

≥When you set to the Manual Focus Mode, the shutter speed is automatically set to 1/50 and then turned to the previous shutter speed. [MF] blinks while the subject is focused.

MF

≥For other notes concerning this item, see -57-.

≥The [MNL] Indication appears.

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