SHUTTER switch

3 Chapter

 

Recording

The current shutter setting indication appears for about

 

and

3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment

progress message display area of the viewfinder

Playback

screen.

 

 

Examples: “: SHUTTER: 1/250”, “: ECS: 60.0 Hz”,

 

“: SLS: 1/15: 2FRAME”

3 Before the shutter setting indication in step 2 disappears, push the SHUTTER switch to SEL again.

Repeat this until the desired mode or speed appears.

The shutter speed display changes as in the following diagram.

Example of standard mode display of shutter speed in seconds (in the case of i60 format)

SLS mode

ECS mode

To set the shutter speed in ECS mode

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1Carry out the steps in “To set the shutter mode and the standard-mode shutter speed” on page 57 to set the shutter mode to ECS.

58 Recording – Basic Operations

ECS:60.00Hz

2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired frequency appears.

The selectable frequency range varies depending on the recording format. See the table under “About the shutter modes” on page 57.

When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected

You can set the shutter speed in ECS mode with the rotary encoder of the RM-B150.

To set the shutter speed in SLS mode

Notes

•When EZ mode is selected, SLS mode is forcibly deselected.

•When you start recording under the following conditions with the camcorder in SLS mode, a certain number of black frames are recorded at the top of the recorded clip. The number of black frames depends on the SLS setting.

-During disc playback

-During thumbnail display (page 76)

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1Carry out the steps in “To set the shutter mode and the standard-mode shutter speed” on page 57 to set the shutter mode to SLS.

SLS: 1/15 : 2FRAME

2 Turn the MENU knob until the desired number of frames appears.