Panasonic PV-GS500 ª Shutter speed range, ª Iris/gain value range, ª Card slow shutter mode

Record mode

≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject, but this is not a malfunction.

≥During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.

≥When recording in an extremely bright place, the color of the screen may change or flicker. If this happens adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100.

Manual iris/gain adjustment

≥Set the shutter speed before setting the aperture (iris/gain) when manually adjusting both settings.

≥If the value does not become “OPEN”, you cannot adjust the gain value.

≥If the gain value is increased, the noise on the screen increases.

≥Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not displayed.

ªShutter speed range

1/60 to 1/8000 seconds: Tape Recording Mode

1/2 to 1/2000 seconds: Card Recording Mode The shutter speed closer to 1/8000 is faster.

ªIris/gain value range

CLOSE (Closed), F16, ..., F1.7, OPEN (Opened: F1.6) 0dB, ..., 18dB Value closer to [CLOSE] darken the image. Value closer to [18dB] brighten the image. Values with dB are gain values.

ªCard slow shutter mode

≥If the shutter speed is set to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/15, then the card slow shutter mode will be activated.

≥If the power is off or the mode dial is operated, then the slow shutter mode will be canceled.

≥In the slow shutter mode:

≥The white balance is fixed. ≥Focus in manually.

≥If the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch is set to [FOCUS], then the shutter speed will automatically be set to 1/60 and the subject is focused in on. After that the previous shutter speed will be restored. When the subject is focused on, [MF] flashes.

MF

≥If the scene is low in brightness or contrast, the subject may not be focused in on.

≥While the Camcorder is focusing on the subject, you cannot operate any control on it with the exception of [OFF/ON] switch, mode dial, [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch and [POWER LCD] button.

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