Adjusting shutter speed shutter speed

6 Recording manually

Recording

(motion/still pictures) (cont.)

Adjusting shutter speed (shutter speed)

Adjust shutter speed to record fast-moving objects, etc.

After steps 1 and 2 (P.44)
Select [ ].	Adjust shutter speed.

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Shutter speed

SHTR–: Slower

SHTR+: Faster

Shutter speed adjustment range

1/60＊

1/500

1/8000

Slower

During still picture recording

During motion picture recording

Faster

＊Slower extreme becomes 1/30 when auto slow shutter (P.39) is set to [ON].

When adjusting both shutter speed and brightness (iris and gain), adjust the shutter speed first.

Interference may increase with faster shutter speeds (as sensitivity becomes lower and gain value rises automatically).

Horizontal bands of light may appear during playback on shining or highly reflective objects.

Avoid fluorescent, mercury, and sodium lighting. Such lighting conditions may affect coloring and brightness.

In normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.

Colors may change and flicker when recording in extremely bright locations. Set the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/100.

In automatic recording, shutter speed can be adjusted up to 1/350.

To return to automatic adjustment

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SDR-SW20PC specifications

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Panasonic SDR-SW20PC Adjusting shutter speed shutter speed, Shutter speed adjustment range

Models: SDR-SW20PC