Recommended Shutter Speeds
The faster the shutter speed, the darker the picture becomes. Select the most appropriate shutter speed for the ambient light.
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• 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. | ||
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• Recording outdoor sports |
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on a partially cloudy day. | 1/1,000 sec. | |
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scene through a car | l | |
window (when you want to | 1/250 sec. | |
minimize blur caused by |
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the camera shaking). |
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the light by half. Use as a | 1/120 sec. | |
substitute for an ND2 filter. | ||
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• Recording in a poorly- |
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illuminated location. | 1/25 sec. | |
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artistic trailing images of |
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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
•If the
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
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