If the ND icon flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter D to the position that the icon indicates. The ND icon does not flash during the manual iris adjustment.

bNotes

•If you change the ND filters D during recording, the movie and sound may be distorted.

• will flash when your camcorder cannot detect the ND filter positions (1/2/3/4). Check the ND filter position.

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 D suppresses this phenomenon and gives better recording results.

Adjusting the gain

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

1Set the CAMERA MODE switch F to MANUAL during recording or standby.2Set the AGC switch E to OFF.

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

The gain value can set for each GAINswitch position from [GAIN SETUP] ofthe (CAMERA SET) menu (p. 67).To adjust the gain automatically

Set the AGC switch E to ON, or set the CAMERA MODE switch F to AUTO. The lamps above the respective switches will turn on.

bNotes

•When you set CAMERA MODE 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 CAMERA MODE switch F to

MANUAL.

2Set the SHUTTER switch I to ON. The denominator of the set shutter speed appears on the screen. For example, [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.

Each time you push the SHUTTER switch I to SEL, the shutter speed mode changes in the following sequence:

Manual mode t Extended clear scan (ECS) mode t Slow shutter (SLS) mode t Auto mode t Manual mode

…

3Adjust the shutter speed with the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial G.The adjustable shutter speed range varies depending on the shutter speedmode and the setting of [SCAN TYPE]

( (IN/OUT REC) menu t [HDV PROGRE.] or [DV PROGRE.]).

SCAN

[25]

[50]

TYPE

 

 

Manual1/50 - 1/10000

1/50 - 1/10000

mode(sec.)

(sec.)

 

 

 

ECS

25.00 - 200.0

50.00 - 200.0

mode

(Hz)

(Hz)

 

 

 

SLS1/3 - 1/25

1/3 - 1/25

mode

(sec.)

(sec.)

 

 

 

Recording/Playback

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