Playback and Recording 4 Chapter

4 Before the shutter setting indication in step 3 disappears, push the SHUTTER switch down to SELECT again. Repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.

The settings of mode and speed preselected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu displayed. Note that all modes and all standard-mode speeds listed in the table on page 52 are preselected using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu. By factory default, all available shutter modes and shutter speeds are displayed in the sequence shown in the following figure. (You can use the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu to make a setting so that only the desired (or most frequently used) modes and speeds are displayed.)

Example of standard mode (when the scan mode is set to I)

SLS mode

ECS mode

To set the shutter speed in ECS mode

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1Follow steps in “To set the shutter mode and standard mode shutter speed” on page 53 to set the shutter speed mode to ECS.

ECS:60.00Hz

2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired frequency appears.

The selectable frequency range varies depending on the scan mode. See the table on “About the shutter modes” on page 52.

When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected

You can set the shutter speed of ECS with the rotary encoder of the RM-B150.

To set the shutter speed in SLS mode

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1Follow steps in “To set the shutter mode and standard mode shutter speed” on page 53 to set the shutter speed mode to SLS.

SLS: 1/30 : 1FRAME

2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired number of frames appears.

The number of frames can be set to values in the range 1 to 8, and 16 (1 frame nearly equals to 1/30 second).

To change the range of shutter mode and speed settings

You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by narrowing the choice of settings in advance. This can be done by using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu.

Note

The settings selected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu become invalid when the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected to the camcorder.

1 Display the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 93.

? 16 SHT

ENABLE

 

TOP

SHUTTER

SLS

:

ON

SHUTTER

ECS

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/100

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/125

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/250

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/500

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/1000

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/2000

:

ON

2 Press the MENU knob. Then turn the MENU knob to move b to the shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the MENU knob again.

bchanges to z, and z changes to ?.

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