Recommended Shutter Speeds

The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Select the most appropriate shutter speed for the ambient light.

Situation

Recommended

shutter speed

 

 

 

• Recording sports action in

1/10,000 sec.

bright daylight.

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• Recording in bright daylight

1/1,000 sec.

at a ski resort.

 

 

 

• Recording outdoor sports

 

on a partially cloudy day.

1/1,000 sec.

• Recording an outside

scene through a car

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window (when you want to

1/250 sec.

minimize blur caused by

 

the camera shaking).

 

 

 

• When you want to reduce

 

the light by half. Use as a

1/120 sec.

substitute for an ND2 filter.

 

 

 

• Recording in a poorly-

 

illuminated location.

1/25 sec.

• When you want to create

artistic trailing images of

 

fast-moving subjects.

 

 

 

Tips on Using the Manual Shutter Speed

Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still recording functions (see pages 35, 36 and 67) to record higher quality still images of fast-moving subjects.

If the on-screen picture flickers when recording under fluorescent lighting, you may be able to compensate by setting the shutter speed to 1/120 sec.

Notes:

Recording with a shutter speed faster than 1/50 sec. tends to darken the picture. Record in bright locations when you use a fast shutter speed.

Using a fast shutter speed under fluorescent lighting will cause flickering in the picture and possibly periodic colour shifts.

When selecting 1/25 sec. shutter speed, you may get a shadow image behind a subject that is moving around a lot.

The manual shutter speed setting will cancel if a scene setting is selected or gain-up function is used thereafter.

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