Setting the shutter mode and standard- mode shutter speed

Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained even when the camcorder power is turned off.

1 Follow the procedure described in 7-2-2 “Selecting the Display Items” (page 123) to set the VF DISPLAY MODE item to “2” or “3” on the VF DISP 1 page of the USER menu.

2 Push the SHUTTER selector from ON to SELECT.

SHUTTER selector

The current shutter setting indication appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen.

Examples: “: SS : 1/250”, “: SLS : 1/30 : 1FRAME”,

“: ECS : 60.0 Hz”

3 Before the shutter setting indication disappears, push the SHUTTER selector down to SELECT again and repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.

Pushing the SHUTTER selector down to SELECT repeatedly allows you to cycle through the settings of mode and speed preselected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu.

Note that all modes and all standard-mode speeds listed in the table on page 88 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.)

Standard mode (with scan mode:I)

SLS mode

ECS mode

1/100: for PDW-510/530

1/60: for PDW-510P/530P

Shutter speeds in standard mode can also be switched to angle display by using SHT DISP MODE in the FUNCTION 3 page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

Setting the shutter speed in ECS mode

Proceed as follows.

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Setting the shutter speed in ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode

1 Set the shutter speed mode to ECS.

For the operation, see the previous item “Setting the shutter mode and standard-mode shutter speed”.

ECS:60.00Hz

Example of view finder screen display for ECS setting operation

2 Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise until the desired frequency appears.

See the table “Selectable shutter modes and shutter speeds” (page 88) for the frequency range which can be changed.

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5-3 Setting the Electronic Shutter

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