Advanced Features Camera Recording

Advanced Features

Tips on Using the Manual Shutter Speed

Fast shutter speeds can be used with the still recording functions (see page 35) 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. or 1/12 sec. shutter speed, you may get a shadow image behind a subject that is moving around a lot.

The Manual Shutter Speed setting cannot be used when a scene setting is selected or the e indicator appears.

The shutter speed will be set to AUTO when selecting “ON e” in gain-up function.

Tips on Manual

Settings

When the mode or menu screen is off, press and hold down the centre of the Operation button until the screen shown as below appears. You can set focus, white balance, iris, gain and shutter speed manually.

F U L L A U T O E X E C U T E

F O C U S A U T O

WH I T E B A L . A U T O

I R I SA U T O

G A I NA U T O

S H U T . S P E E D A U T O

R E T U RN

Setting the Camcorder to Full Auto Mode

You can set all the settings shown in the screen to Full Auto mode in one operation.

1 In Camera mode, press the DISPLAY/ MODE SET button until the mode screen appears.

2 Press l or m on the Operation button to select “MANUAL SET”, then press the centre of the Operation button (see page 48).

F U L L A U T O E X E C U T E

WH I T E B A L . L O C K

I R I S

F 4 . 0

G A I N

+ 3 d B

S H U T . S P E E D 1 / 5 0 0

R E T U RN

3 Press l or m to select “FULL AUTO”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

F U L L A U T O E X E C U T E

WH I T E B A L .

I R I S

G A I N

S H U T . S P E E D

R E T U RN

4 Press l or m to select “EXECUTE”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

F U L L A U T O E X E C U T E

WH I T E B A L . A U T O

I R I SA U T O

G A I NA U T O

S H U T . S P E E D A U T O

R E T U RN

5 Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET button to turn off the MANUAL SET screen.

Note:

You cannot select “FULL AUTO” when no manual settings are currently in use.

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Sharp VL-Z300E Tips on Manual Settings, Setting the Camcorder to Full Auto Mode, Tips on Using the Manual Shutter Speed