zTips

•When you press the GAIN button C while is displayed on the screen next to the gain value,

disappears and you can adjust the gain manually. When you press the GAIN button C

again, appears and you can adjust the gain with the iris ring. See step 3 in “Adjusting the gain” on page 35 for details on how to adjust the gain.

•When you press the SHUTTER SPEED button

D while is displayed on the screen next to the shutter speed value, disappears and you can adjust the shutter speed manually. When you press the SHUTTER SPEED button D

again, appears and you can adjust the shutter speed with the iris ring. See steps 3 to 4 in “Adjusting the shutter speed” on page 35 for details on how to adjust the shutter speed.

Adjusting the gain

You can adjust the gain manually when you do not want to use the AGC (automatic gain control).

1Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to MANUAL during recording or standby.

2When the gain is automatically adjusted, press the GAIN button C.

The gain value appear on the screen, or next to the gain value disappears.

3Set the gain switch G to H, M or L. The gain value set for the selected gain switch position appears on the screen. You can set the gain value for each gain

switch position from [GAIN SETUP] of

the (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 66).

zTips

•When you record a movie with the gain set to [-6dB] and play it back with the data code, the gain value is displayed as [---].

To adjust the gain automatically

Press the GAIN button C, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO. The gain value disappears, or appears next to the gain value.

bNotes

•When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris, shutter speed, white balance) also become automatic.

Adjusting the shutter speed

You can manually adjust and fix the shutter speed. You can make a moving subject look still or emphasize the movement of a moving subject by adjusting the shutter speed.

1During recording or standby, set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to

MANUAL.

2Press the SHUTTER SPEED button D until the shutter speed value is highlighted.

3Change the shutter speed displayed on

the screen by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E.

You can set a shutter speed between 1/4 second and 1/10000 second.

The selected shutter speed appears on the screen. For example, if you select 1/100 second, [100] appears. The larger the number that appears on the screen, the faster the shutter speed.

4Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E to lock the shutter speed.

To readjust the shutter speed, do steps 2 to 4.

zTips

•You can set the shutter speed between 1/3 second and 1/10000 second in the following settings:

–When [PROG.SCAN] of the (CAMERA SET) menu is set to [24]

•It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower shutter speed. Manual focusing with your camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.

•The picture may flicker or change colors under fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury lamps.

Recording/Playback

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