SYSTEM

System

Shutter speed

LINE setting

frequency

(unit: Hz)

1080

59.94i

60.00 to 4300

 

50i

50.00 to 4700

 

29.97P

30.00 to 2700

 

25P

25.00 to 2300

720

59.94P

60.00 to 4300

 

(SCAN

 

 

MODE:

 

 

59.9P)

 

 

59.94P

24.00 to 2200

 

(SCAN

 

 

MODE:

 

 

23.9P)

 

 

50P

50.00 to 4700

SLS (slow speed shutter) mode

Select this mode for shooting subjects in low level lighting conditions.

SYSTEM LINE

Shutter speed (unit:

setting

frames)

1080

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16

720

2, 4, 6, 8, 16

Notes

•SLS mode cannot be selected when SCAN MODE is set to 23.9P.

•Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed.

•When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of field.

•Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or mercury lamps, the light intensity may appear to be constant, but the red, green, and blue intensities are actually changing in synchronization with the frequency of the power supply causing flicker. Using an electronic shutter under such lighting could make the flicker even worse. Color flicker is particularly likely to happen when the power supply frequency is 60 Hz. However, if the power frequency is 50 Hz, setting the shutter speed to 1/100 can reduce this flicker.

•When a bright object is shot in ECS mode in such a manner that it fills the screen, the upper edge of the picture may have poor quality because of an inherent characteristic of CCDs. Before using ECS mode, check the shooting conditions.

•The selectable shutter speeds vary depending on the current system frequency.

Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed

Switching the shutter mode, and the shutter speed in standard mode: Repeatedly flick

the SHUTTER selector to the SELECT side

(see the next section).

Switching the shutter speed in ECS mode and

SLS mode: Select ECS mode or SLS mode with the SHUTTER selector, and then turn the MENU knob (see page 62).

MENU knob

SHUTTER selector

You can use the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu to narrow the range of choice in advance, or to select in advance whether or not you use ECS or SLS.

To set 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 “Selecting the display items” on page 171 to set the VF DISPLAY MODE item to “2” or “3” on the VF DISP 1 page of the USER menu.

2 Flick the SHUTTER selector from ON to SELECT.

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”, “: ECS : 60.0 Hz”

3 Before the shutter setting indication disappears, flick the SHUTTER selector down to SELECT again and

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