Shutter

The HD camcorder automatically sets the shutter speed depending on the subject brightness. You can also manually adjust the shutter speed according to the scene conditions.

 

Settings

 

 

 

Contents

 

On-screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

The HD camcorder automatically sets the appropriate aperture value.

 

None

 

 

 

 

- In movie record mode, shutter speed can be set to 1/25, 1/50, 1/120, 1/250,

 

 

 

 

Manual

 

 

1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, or 1/10000.

 

1/XXX

 

 

- In photo record mode, shutter speed can be set to 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, or 1/1000.

 

 

 

 

Setting the shutter speed manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can set the shutter speed manually. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a

 

Shutter

 

fast moving subject and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

motion.

 

 

 

 

1/50

 

 

• Fast shutter speed allows a fast-moving subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly.

 

 

 

 

 

Use these settings when an automatic adjustment does not work well with “Sports”

 

 

 

 

 

mode in “Scene Mode (AE).” page 55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended shutter speed when recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed

Conditions

 

 

 

 

Movie record

 

Photo record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow shutter speed allows the user to record dark subjects or in darker

1/25

 

 

4, 2, 1

areas, making them even brighter than they would be under good natural

 

 

 

 

 

lighting.

 

 

 

-

 

 

1/2, 1/4, 1/8,

A subject is outdoors at sunset or sunrise.

 

 

 

 

 

1/15, 1/30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/50

 

 

1/60

The shutter speed is fixed at 1/50 second. Colour bands that appear when

 

 

focusing on a TV screen become narrower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shutter speed is fixed at 1/120 second. Indoor sports such as

1/120

 

 

-

basketball. The flickering that occurs when shooting under a florescent light

 

 

 

 

 

or mercury-vapor lamp is reduced.

 

 

 

 

1/250, 1/500,

 

1/125, 1/250,

Moving cars, trains or other rapidly moving vehicles such as roller coasters.

1/1000

 

 

1/500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/2000, 1/4000,

1/1000

Outdoor sports such as golf and tennis.

 

 

 

 

1/10000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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