Shooting for Settings and Adjustments 3 Chapter

repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.

When all modes and speeds are displayed, the display changes in the following order.

Standard mode (with system frequency: 59.94i)

SLS mode

ECS mode

If you have changed the configuration, only the selected modes and speeds appear.

•When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is configured to display all of the modes and speeds in “Shutter modes” on page 60, except SLS mode. You can change this configuration by selecting only the required modes and speeds on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu (see page 134).

•Shutter speeds in standard mode can also be switched to angle display by using SHT DISP MODE in the CAM CONFIG 2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu (see page 154).

To set the shutter speed in ECS or SLS mode

1 Set the shutter speed mode to ECS or SLS (see the previous item).

2 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired frequency or number of frames.

When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected

You can set the shutter speed of ECS or SLS with the rotary encoder of the RM-B150.

To change the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings

You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by narrowing the choice of settings in advance. This can be done by using the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu.

Note

The settings selected on the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu become invalid when the RM-B150 or another remote control unit is connected to the camcorder.

1 Display the SHT ENABLE page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.

022 SHT

ENABLE

 

 

SHUTTER

ECS

:

ON

SHUTTER

SLS

:

OFF

SHUTTER

1/100

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/125

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/250

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/500

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/1000

:

ON

SHUTTER

1/2000

:

ON

2 Turn the MENU knob to move b to the shutter mode or shutter speed you want, then press the MENU knob.

bon the left of the selected item changes to z and z on the left of the setting changes to

?.

3 Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears, then press the MENU knob.

zon the left of the selected item changes to b and ? on the left of the setting changes to z.

To set another mode or speed, return to step

2.

Note that only the shutter speeds set to “ON” can be selected with the SHUTTER selector.

4 To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating section.

The menu disappears from the screen and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen.

62Setting the Electronic Shutter