Advanced recording

Understanding Aperture

You can adjust the aperture value to control the amount of light reaching the image sensor. The smaller the aperture value, the greater the amount of light. For example, F1.8 lets in more light than F2.8. You need to adjust the aperture value in the following cases:

•When you are shooting against the light or when the background is too bright.

•When you are shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

•When the background is overly dark (for example, scenery at night).

Shutter

The camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed depending on the scene’s brightness. User high shutter speeds to record fast moving objects and low shutter speeds to record slow or stationary objects or objects in dimmer light.

Select the record mode by pressing the MODE button. page 29

1. “Shutter.”

 

Touch the Menu (

) tab

 

Shutter

•When you specify “Aperture: Manual,” the SCENE mode is cancelled, “Super C.Nite” is set to “Off,” and “Shutter” is set to “Auto” automatically.

•If the aperture is set to manual, the aperture value changes depending on the zoom level you change.

2.

Touch the desired submenu item.

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

3.

To exit the menu, touch the Exit

1/1

( ) or Return (

) tab.

 

Submenu items

•Auto: The camcorder automatically sets the appropriate shutter speed value.

•Manual ( ): Touch the decrease () or increase () tab to adjust the setting values. You can choose from the following settings: 1/50,1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, or 1/10000.

• The image may not seem smooth when you set a high shutter speed.

• When recording at a shutter speed of 1/1000 or lower, make sure the sun is not shining directly into the lens. As the shutter speed gets slower, the camcorder can be harmed by too much light.

•

When you specify “Shutter: Manual,” the

SCENE mode is

 

cancelled, “Super C.Nite” is set to “Off,” and “Aperture” is set to

 

“Auto” automatically.

 

 

•

Even if the shutter speed is set to 1/10000, the camcorder supports

 

only up to 1/2000 while recording photos.