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Recording/Playback
[100] appears on the screen when you
set the shutter speed to 1/100 second.
The larger the value on the screen, the
faster the shutter speed.
4Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial G to
lock the shutter speed.
To readjust the shutter speed, do steps
2 to 4.
zTips
• You can set a shutter speed between 1/3 second
and 1/10000 second with the frame rate of 24p
or 24p SCAN.
• It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower
shutter speed. Manual focusing with your
camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.
• When recording under fluorescent lamps,
sodium lamps, or mercury lamps, the picture
may flicker or change colors, or may have
horizontal bands of noise. You may be able to
improve the situation by adjusting the shutter
speed.
To adjust the shutter speed
automatically
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button D
twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
H to AUTO.
The shutter speed value disappears, or
appears next to the shutter speed value.
bNotes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch H
to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
gain, white balance) also become automatic.
You can record the subject clearly by using
the ND filter B when the recording
environment is too bright.
The ND filters 1, 2 and 3 reduce the volume
of light to about 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64,
respectively.
If flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 1. If
flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 2. If
flashes during the iris automatic
adjustment, set the ND filter to 3.
The ND filter indicator will stop flashing
and remain on the screen.
If flashes, set the ND filter to OFF.
The ND filter icon will disappear from the
screen.
bNotes
• If you change the ND filters B during
recording, the movie and sound may be
distorted.
• When adjusting the iris manually, the ND filter
icon does not flash even if the light volume
should be adjusted with the ND filter.
• If the camcorder cannot detect the ND filter
position (OFF/1/2/3), flashes on the screen.
Make sure that the ND filter is set correctly.
zTips
• While recording a bright subject, diffraction
may occur if you close the aperture further
down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a
common phenomenon with video cameras). The
ND filter B suppresses this phenomenon and
gives better recording results.
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of
Adjusting the volume of light
(ND filter)
Adjusting to natural color (White balance)Continued ,