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.

•In SLS mode, CCD white dot noise becomes more prominent as the number of frames increases.

For details, see “Phenomena Specific to CCD Image Sensors” on page 163.

To select the shutter mode and shutter speed

3Chapter

Use the SHUTTER switch to select a shutter mode or a

 

 

standard-mode shutter speed. To set the shutter speed in

Recording

ECS or SLS mode, with the SHUTTER switch set to ON

and the ECS or SLS mode selected, use the MENU knob

 

 

for adjustment.

and

To set the shutter mode and the standard-mode

shutter speed

Playback

Once the shutter speed is selected, it is retained even when

 

 

the camcorder is turned off.

 

1 Make sure that neither menu nor status display is

 

shown.

 

2 Push the SHUTTER switch from ON to SEL.

SHUTTER switch

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: “: 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 58 to set the shutter mode to ECS.

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

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